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Soc St. Ch 5
Definitions for ch 5 key words
Question | Answer |
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peninsula | a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides |
interior | a place away from a coast or border |
delta | a triangle shaped area at the mouth of a river |
adapt | to change in order to better fit the environment |
point of view | the way someone looks at a topic or situation |
dam | a barrier built across a waterway to control the flow and level of the water |
producer | someone who makes and sells goods to consumers |
consumer | someone who buys or uses goods and services |
scarcity | a situation in which there are not enough resources to provide a product or service that people want |
opportunity cost | what someone gives up to get something else |
export | a product that is sent out of a country to be sold or traded |
civil rights | the rights that every citizen has by law |
boycott | a kind of protest in which people refuse to do business with a person or company |