Ch. 12 Vocab

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined: to make something invalid or no longer legal and binding.

• nullify

• preserve

• export

• relocate

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined: a region just beyond or at the edge of a settled area.

• frontier

• colony

• state

• country

Choose the correct definition of preservation.

• making something invalid or no longer legal

• allowing something to be damaged or harmed

• keeping something the same or preventing it from being damaged

• making something different or changing it

Choose the correct definition of gold rush.

• a large flow of money caused by finding gold in the area

• a large loss of money caused by a lack of gold in the area

• a large population influx caused by a search for gold in the area

• a large population departure caused by a lack of gold in the area

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined: to move or take away from somewhere or something.

• reserve

• preserve

• remove

• recall

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined: the broad, flat region that stretches between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains in North America.

• Great Plains

• Great Plateau

• Great Basin

• Death Valley

Choose the correct definition of relocate.

• to move to a new place

• to refuse to leave a place

• to make moving to a place invalid or no longer legal

• to reserve land in a new location

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the dictionary entry: reservation - a tract of public land set aside for _______.

• economic development

• a gold rush

• the Supreme Court

• indigenous Americans

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the dictionary entry: military service - a person’s actions, sacrifices, and time spent serving in the __________.

• presidency

• Supreme Court

• Congress

• armed forces

Read the definition. Then choose the vocabulary term defined: a community of people composed of one or more nationalities; usually has its own territory and government.

• tribe

• nation

• cultural group

• city