Social Studies Vocab Set Three
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- supply
- the amount of a product that would be offered for sale at all possible prices that could prevail in the market.
- standard of living
- the quality of life based on the possession of necessities and luxuries that make life easier.
- social sanctions
- rewards or punishment that encourage conformity to social norms
- socialization
- the process of learning to participate in a group
- sociological imagination
- the ability to see the link between society and self
- stereotype
- a distorted, exaggerated, or oversimplified image applied to a category of people
- symbol
- anything that stands for something else and has an agreed upon meaning attached to it
- values
- broad ideas about what is good and desirable shared by people in society
- appeasement
- Satisfying the demands of dissatisfied powers in an effort to maintain peace and stability.
- autonomous
- Self-governing.
- dictator
- An absolute ruler.
- dissident
- A person who speaks out against the regime in power.
- aristocracy
- An upper class whose wealth is based on land and whose power is passed on from one generation to another.
- guerilla
- A person who uses unexpected maneuvers like sabatoge and subterfuge to fight an enemy
- disarmament
- A limit or reduction in armed forces or weapons.
- nationalism
- The unique cultural identity of a people based on common language, religion, and national symbols.
- propaganda
- Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.
- reparation
- Payment made to the victor by the vanquished to cover the costs of a war.
- socialism
- A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production.
- totalitarian
- A government that aims to control the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural lives of its citizens.
- absolute location
- The exact position of a place on the earth's surface.
- cultural hearth
- A center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward.
- ecosystem
- The complex community of interdependent living things in a given environment.
- ethnic group
- Group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or combination of such characteristics.
- functional region
- A central point and the surrounding territory linked to it.
- indigenous
- Native to a place.
- interdependent
- Relying on one another for goods, services, and ideas.
- population density
- The average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer.
- population distribution
- The pattern of population in a country, a continent, or the world.
- region
- A place united by specific characteristics.
- rural
- Of or relating to people who live in the country.
- subsistence agriculture
- Producing just enough food for a family or a village to survive.
- urban
- Of or located in the city.