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Module 3 Essentials
Module 3 Essentials 2018-2019 (Shafer/Sheesley)
Term | Definition |
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Cash Crops | Things that are grown and sold for profit |
middle passage | Name given to the voyage of slaves between Africa and the America's |
developing | a country that is growing in technology |
nationalism | Pride in one's country, sometimes to an extreme |
colony | A country that is controlled by another country |
literacy | the ability to read and write |
life expectancy | how long people live on average in a specific area |
subsistence | having just enough to support a family |
Plateau | a flat area that is above the surrounding land |
fertile | able to grow many plants |
tributaries | small streams that run to a larger river |
irrigate | to artificially bring water to crops |
domesticate | to adapt something wild to human use |
economy | the things people do to make a living (money) in a given area |
hunter gather | a person who searches for food and animals to survive |
ethnic groups | people who share common language, religion, family, and customs |
undeveloped | a nation that lacks industry or technology |
developed | a country that has good industry and technology |
imperialism | when European countries took over African countries |
commercial farming | large scale production of crops for sale |
Islam | the religion that believes in Allah |
culture | the way of life of people who share similar beliefs and actions |
apartheid | system in South Africa that divided racial groups |
clans | a group of people with common ancestry |
piracy | robbery of others, usually at sea |
bias | an unfair preference(like) for or dislike of something |
producer | a maker of products |
coup | a violent overthrow of a government |
consumer | a buyer or purchaser of goods |
entrepreneur | a person who owns their own company |
birth rate, death rate, famine | things that affect the population in a given area |
resource | a source or supply of something of which a benefit is produced |