Social Studies Glossary

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Definition of Import:

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to purchase or bring a good or service from another country

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Definition of Inclusiveness:

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embracing the different ideas and experiences of every person

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Definition of International Development:

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efforts to reduce poverty and inequality around the world as well as to improve health, education, and job opportunities

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Giving money to another person, bank, or company in the hope of making a profit or more money is called an…

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invest

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Definition of Interrelationships:

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(as a social studies thinking concept) connections within and between natural and/or human systems, including how they adapt to and have an impact on one another

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Definition of Internment Camp:

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a camp where prisoners of war, immigrants from enemy countries, and many Canadians of Japanese, German, and Italian descent were imprisoned during World War II

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Definition of Invasive Species:

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plants and animals that are not native to the areas in which they now live

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________is the distance north and south of the equator, measured in degrees; all latitude lines circle completely around Earth, parallel to the equator

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Latitude

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A raised bank built to prevent the overflow of a body of water is called a…

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Levee

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Definition of Longitude:

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the distance east and west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees; all longitude lines run between the North Pole and the South Pole