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Soc St. Ch 3
Definitions for ch 3 key words
Question | Answer |
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coast | the land that borders on an ocean |
coastal plain | the flat, level land along a coast |
cape | a point of land that sticks out into the water |
bay | a body of water partly surrounded by land but open to the sea |
market economy | a system in which people are free to decide what, how, and for whom to make products |
profit | in a market economy, the money left over after a business pays its expenses |
human resources | the services, knowledge, skills, and intelligence that workers provide |
capital resources | the tools, machines, buildings, and other equipment that a business uses to make goods or provide services |
index | an alphabetical listing of the topics in a book |
search engine | a Web site that finds other websites related to your key words |
culture | the way of life of a particular group of people |
constitution | a plan for setting up and running a government |
slavery | an unjust system in which one person owns another |
industry | a business that makes goods in factories |
immigration | the movement of people from one nation into another |
decade | a period of 10 years |
century | a period of 100 years |