SS 7th Grade Vocabulary List

What is the term for the following definition? A policy of segregation as well as political and economic discrimination against non-European people in South Africa.

• Apartheid

• Holocaust

• Manifest Destiny

• Feudalism

What is the term for the following definition? A man-made boundary that divides land by longitude/ latitude or for political reasons instead of by geography (such as river, desert, forest, etc) or by the location of ethnic/religious groups.

• Artificial Political Boundary

• Natural Boundary

• Cultural Boundary

• Physical Boundary

What is the term for the following definition? One ruler (dictator) holds unlimited power, voting is not usually allowed, citizens’ rights and personal freedoms are limited or taken away.

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Republic

What is the term for the following definition? The refusal to buy goods or services from a business in protest of their practices/ideals.

• Boycott

• Merger

• Subsidy

• Endorsement

What is the term for the following definition? A record of how you plan to spend your money.

• Budget

• Receipt

• Invoice

• Contract

What is the term for the following definition? An economic system where the government makes all of the economic decisions.

• Command Economy

• Market Economy

• Traditional Economy

• Mixed Economy

What is the term for the following definition? A government controlled system in which goods are owned by a society as a whole and not by individuals.

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Feudalism

• Monarchy

What is the term for the following definition? How much money someone owes.

• Debt

• Income

• Asset

• Profit

What is the term for the following definition? An environmental issue; the systematic cutting down of trees that eventually leads to poor soil over time.

• Deforestation

• Afforestation

• Desertification

• Urbanization

What is the term for the following definition? The process by which dry land becomes desert and is caused by poor farming practices and overgrazing.

• Desertification

• Afforestation

• Erosion

• Urbanization