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16 Cards in this Set
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caudillo (p.197)
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A military officer who rules a country very strictly.
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census (p.183)
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An official count of all the people in an area.
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chernozem (p.461)
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Rich,black soil productive for farming.
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circumnavigate (p.253)
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To sail or fly all the way around something, such as Earth.
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city-state (p.81,p.309)
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A small city-centered state.
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civil engineering (p.131)
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Technology for building structures that alter the landscape,such as dams,roads,and bridges.
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civil war (p.451)
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A war between groups of people within the same nation.
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civilization (p.94)
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An advanced culture with cities and the use of writing.
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climate (p.40)
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The average weather of a place over many years.
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collective (p.462)
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A huge government-controlled farm.
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colonization (page.125)
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movement of settlers and their culture to a new country.
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colony (page.320)
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a territory ruled by another nation.
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Columbus,Christopher (page.187)
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Italian explorer, sponsored by Spain, who landed in the West Indies in 1492.
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commercial farmers (page.76)
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farmers who grow most of their food for sale rather than for their own needs.
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communism (page.75)
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an economic system in which the central government owns farms, factories, and offices.
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compass rose (page 21)
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a diagram of a compass showing direction on a map.
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