SS Unit 2 6th

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What does the term "adapting" mean?

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To change in order to adjust to a new condition or environment

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What is a "cultural region"?

Back

An area where a group of people share a similar culture and language

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What are "natural resources"?

Back

Useful materials found in nature, including water, vegetation, animals, and minerals

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What is the "Columbian Exchange"?

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The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people across the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and the Americas

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Who were the "conquistadors"?

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Spanish soldier-explorers who conquered the native peoples of Mexico and Peru

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What is the term for the treatment of people as property, where they are denied freedom?

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Slavery

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What is a specialized method used to achieve a desired result called?

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Techniques

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What is the term for a crop raised in large quantities and sold for profit?

Back

Cash crops

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What is a formal document issued by the king that outlined a colony’s geographic boundaries and specified how it would be governed?

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Charter

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What is the term for a society ruled by the people, where citizens elect representatives to make and carry out laws?

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Democratic