Chapter 13 Vocab
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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TRADITION
- Def: the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation
- Sentence: Christmas is a tradition in many traditions.
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GENOCIDE
- Def: deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group
- Sentence: The Holocaust is an example of genocide.
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TERRORISM
- Def: is the systematic use of violence as a means of coercion for political purposes
- Sentence: Planes crashing into the twin towers was terrorism.
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TECHNOLOGY
- Def: the use of science in industry, engineering, etc., to invent useful things or to solve problems
- Sentence: Technology is a way ideas, products, regions, etc. are spread.
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GPS
- Def: a radio system that uses signals from satellites to tell you where
- where you are and to give you directions to other places
- Sentence: Sally used her GPS to show her how or get to the nearest grocery store
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GIS
- Def: system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, &
- present all types of geographical data.
- Sentence: Many government agencies use GIS to help organize their geographic data.
DESALINIZATION
- Def: The removal of salt or other chemicals from something
- Sentence: Desalinization can be achieved by means of evaporation, freezing, etc.
