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The use of Submarine Warfare in the Atlantic. Major
WWI
reason US declared war on Germany.
Mississippi:flows from North Western Minnesota to
New Orleans. 3rd largest in the world. Largest in the
US
Major Rivers
Amazon: Largest river in the world by volume
Mackenzie: Longest in Canada. 2nd longest in US
A weak constitution that governed America during the
Articles of Confederation
Revolutionary War.
resources that can be replenish (animals and plants)
Renewable Resources
freshwater, solar energy, timber
Non-Renewable resources that can only be used in one supply
Resources (minerals, oils, gasoline, coal, natural gases)
resources that must be used when, where, and as they
Resources: Flow/Natural
occur (water, sunlight, wind)
Which President was Theodore Roosevelt
closely associated with
the environment?
, Homer Plessy, an African American, refused to sit in a
Plessy v. Ferguson Jim Crow car, breaking a Louisiana Law. separate but
equal with segregation
Tropic of Capricorn imaginary line of longitude 23 north of the equator.
Tropic of Cancer imaginary line of latitude 23 south of the equator.
14th Amendment Rights of citizenship. overruled Dred Scott v Sanford
19th Amendment 1920: Women were given the right to vote
Protection of rights to life, liberty, and prosperity. may
5th Amendment not be tried twice for the same crime. doesn't have to
justify against themselves
13th Amendment Abolished slavery
Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote b/c of
15th Amendment
race or color
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
1st Amendment
Freedom of Assembly
Freedom to appeal to government for relief
2nd Amendment Right to bear arms
the EXISTENCE of a variety of cultures or ethnic
Cultural Diversity
groups within society
Designed to show a particular theme connected with
a specific area.
Thematic Map
(Think how many African Americans live in NJ and is
represented by the color green)
refers to the process and time it takes a person to
Cultural Adaptation
assimilate to a new culture
explains the process of cultural change and
Acculturation psychological change that results from following
meeting between cultures
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Terms in this set (482)
The use of Submarine Warfare in the Atlantic. Major
WWI
reason US declared war on Germany.
Mississippi:flows from North Western Minnesota to
New Orleans. 3rd largest in the world. Largest in the
US
Major Rivers
Amazon: Largest river in the world by volume
Mackenzie: Longest in Canada. 2nd longest in US
A weak constitution that governed America during the
Articles of Confederation
Revolutionary War.
resources that can be replenish (animals and plants)
Renewable Resources
freshwater, solar energy, timber
Non-Renewable resources that can only be used in one supply
Resources (minerals, oils, gasoline, coal, natural gases)
resources that must be used when, where, and as they
Resources: Flow/Natural
occur (water, sunlight, wind)
Which President was Theodore Roosevelt
closely associated with
the environment?
, Homer Plessy, an African American, refused to sit in a
Plessy v. Ferguson Jim Crow car, breaking a Louisiana Law. separate but
equal with segregation
Tropic of Capricorn imaginary line of longitude 23 north of the equator.
Tropic of Cancer imaginary line of latitude 23 south of the equator.
14th Amendment Rights of citizenship. overruled Dred Scott v Sanford
19th Amendment 1920: Women were given the right to vote
Protection of rights to life, liberty, and prosperity. may
5th Amendment not be tried twice for the same crime. doesn't have to
justify against themselves
13th Amendment Abolished slavery
Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote b/c of
15th Amendment
race or color
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Speech
1st Amendment
Freedom of Assembly
Freedom to appeal to government for relief
2nd Amendment Right to bear arms
the EXISTENCE of a variety of cultures or ethnic
Cultural Diversity
groups within society
Designed to show a particular theme connected with
a specific area.
Thematic Map
(Think how many African Americans live in NJ and is
represented by the color green)
refers to the process and time it takes a person to
Cultural Adaptation
assimilate to a new culture
explains the process of cultural change and
Acculturation psychological change that results from following
meeting between cultures
