NEW WORDS TO KNOW BEFORE GED EXAM STUDY GUIDE SOLUTION
Romanov dynasty - family that ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917
veto - president says no to a bill trying to be passed
stock exchange - an organized market for buying and selling stocks
stock market crash of 1929 - a collapse of stock markets
subsistent agriculture - farming
total cost - total cost
totalitarianism - rulers of the state control all aspects of society
Townshend acts - measures passed by the British in 1767
sustainable development - technological growth that doesn't deplete the human natural
resources
tariff - a tax on imported goods
topography - representation of features
suffrage - the right to vote
supply - the amount of goods available for purchase
surplus - greater than what people want to pay
tropic of Capricorn - an imaginary line at 23.5 degrees south latitude
unemployment - not having a job
urbanization - movement of a population
treaty - a formal agreement
treaty of Versailles - major treaty of 5 peace treaties
tropic of cancer - an imaginary line at 23.5 degrees north latitude
social studies - study of how people live every day
, socialism - one state owns basic factors of production
stamp act - a measure passed by the British parliament
serf - laborer obligated to...
service - business that provides service
shortage - demand for a good
sectionalism - the attitude or actions of a region
separation of powers - the practice of dividing a authority
separatism - breaking away of a country
Romanov dynasty - family that ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917
rule of law - principle that people must follow the law
sect - a subdivision within a religion
republic - government based on concept that power resides with the people
reserve ratio - a polton of deposits
revolution - a violent change
renaissance - term meaning ''rebirth''
reparation - a payment for damages
repeal - to take back or undo
population - the size of people
postindustrial - refers to an economy
primary election - a preliminary contest
political map - map that shows the boundedness
political party - an organization that represents...
Romanov dynasty - family that ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917
veto - president says no to a bill trying to be passed
stock exchange - an organized market for buying and selling stocks
stock market crash of 1929 - a collapse of stock markets
subsistent agriculture - farming
total cost - total cost
totalitarianism - rulers of the state control all aspects of society
Townshend acts - measures passed by the British in 1767
sustainable development - technological growth that doesn't deplete the human natural
resources
tariff - a tax on imported goods
topography - representation of features
suffrage - the right to vote
supply - the amount of goods available for purchase
surplus - greater than what people want to pay
tropic of Capricorn - an imaginary line at 23.5 degrees south latitude
unemployment - not having a job
urbanization - movement of a population
treaty - a formal agreement
treaty of Versailles - major treaty of 5 peace treaties
tropic of cancer - an imaginary line at 23.5 degrees north latitude
social studies - study of how people live every day
, socialism - one state owns basic factors of production
stamp act - a measure passed by the British parliament
serf - laborer obligated to...
service - business that provides service
shortage - demand for a good
sectionalism - the attitude or actions of a region
separation of powers - the practice of dividing a authority
separatism - breaking away of a country
Romanov dynasty - family that ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917
rule of law - principle that people must follow the law
sect - a subdivision within a religion
republic - government based on concept that power resides with the people
reserve ratio - a polton of deposits
revolution - a violent change
renaissance - term meaning ''rebirth''
reparation - a payment for damages
repeal - to take back or undo
population - the size of people
postindustrial - refers to an economy
primary election - a preliminary contest
political map - map that shows the boundedness
political party - an organization that represents...
