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Glossary For HARCOURT BRACE Social Studies Book (Florida Edition)
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This glossary contains important social studies terms and their definitions. Each word is respelled as it would be in a dictionary.
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abolitionist
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A person who worked to get the US government to end, or abolish, slavery.
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Absolute Location
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The exact position of a place on Earth.
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Adapt
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To Fit one's ways of living to the land and its resources.
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Advertising
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Information that a business provides about a product or service to make people want to buy it.
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Agriculture
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Farming.
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Alliance
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A partnership, usually between countries.
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Amendment
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A change to the constitution.
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Analyze
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To break something down into its parts.
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Ancestor
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An early family member.
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Aquifer
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A layer of rock that contains water.
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Archaeologist
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A scientist who studies artifacts to learn what life was like long ago.
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Armistice
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Peace Agreement.
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Artifact
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Any object made by people in the past.
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Astronaut
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A person trained to fly into space.
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Aviation
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The making and flying of airplanes.
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Barrier Island
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A low, narrow island that is near the coast.
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Barter
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To trade one kind of good for another without money.
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Bay
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A body of ocean water and seawater that is partly enclosed by land.
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Beach Erosion
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The wearing away of beach sand.
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Bill
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A plan for a new law.
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Blockade
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A barrier set up to keep ships from entering or leaving ports.
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Board of County Commissioners
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An elected group that makes laws for a county and decides how a county's tax money will be spent.
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Boom
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A time of fast economic growth.
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Boundary
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A border; the outside edge of a place.
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Boycott
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A decision by a group of people not to buy something, as a protest.
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Budget
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A written plan for spending money.
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Bust
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A time when the group of an economy slows down or stops.
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Cacique
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A chief.
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Canal
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A waterway dug across land for travel or for moving water from place to place.
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Cape
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A point of land that reaches out into the ocean.
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Capital Resources
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The money, buildings, machines, and tools needed to run a business.
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Cardinal Direction
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North, South, East, or West.
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Cash Crop
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A crop that people raise to sell to others rather than use themselves.
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Cause
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Something that makes something else happen.
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Census
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An official count of the population.
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Century
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A period of 100 years.
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Ceremony
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A series of actions preformed during a special event.
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Citizen
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A member of a country, state, or a city or town.
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City Manager
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A person hired by the city council to run the city the way the city council members want.
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Civil Rights
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The rights of citizens to equal treatment.
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Civil War
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A war between groups of people in the same country.
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Classify
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To Group Information.
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Climate
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The kind of weather a place has most often, year after year.
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Coastal Plain
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An area of low land that lies along the ocean.
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Colonist
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A person who lives in a colony.
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Colony
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A settlement ruled by a faraway country.
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Communication
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The sending and receiving of information.
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Commute
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To travel back and forth between work and home.
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Compare
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To tell how two or more people or things are alike.
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