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Social Studies Vocab
6th Grade Full Year Social Studies Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Embargo | Official ban of trade or other commercial activity with a particular country for political reasons |
Emissions | Any pollution or waste released into the air; often released by cars |
Empire | An extensive group of states or countries under a single suprime authority |
Entrepreneur | Someone who has an idea for a good or service and takes the risk to produce it |
Epidemic | Widespread outbreak of infectious disease |
Ethnic | A group of people who have the same language, culture, or religion |
Euro | Currency, or money of the European Union |
Fascism | A political philosophy in which total powers is given to a dictator and individual freedoms are denied |
Federal | A group of states (or other small political units) give certain power and authority to a central government |
Figurehead | A leader who represents a country but doesn't have many duties in the government |
GDP | Gross Domestic Product The total market value of the goods and services produced by a country in that specific year |
Globalization | The linking of nations through trade, information, technologies, and communication |