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Chapter One Vocabulary TXH 2018-19

Published on Apr 05, 2018

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Era

an era is a span of years that might be named for a particular trend or pattern of events.  

Century

a time span lasting 100 years 

Decade

a time span of ten years 

relative chronology

the order of events in relation to other events 

absolute chronology

the order of events by date 

predict

to tell what might happen in the future 

phenomenon

an event that can be observed 

primary source

a document or an object written or created during the time of an event 

secondary source

a document or an object that analyzes a primary source 

bias

a preference that prevents fair judgment 

landform

a natural feature of the land 

climate

general weather pattern of a place over time 

urban

of or about the city 

rural

of or about the countryside1

potential

likely; possible 

absolute location

physical location of a place 

relative location

location of a place in relationship to other places or features 

entity

something that exists as its own unit; anything that is real 

age distribution

the structure of a population according to age 

growth rate

the speed at which a population grows 

federalism

a form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and state governments 

republic

a form of government run by elected representatives 

republicanism

voters hold sovereign power through elected representatives 

authority

the right to give commands and use power 

popular sovereignty

rule by the people 

legislative

having the power to make laws 

executive

having the power to enforce and carry out laws 

judicial

having the power to interpret and apply laws 

citizen

a person who legally belongs to a country and has full rights and protections of that country 

free enterprise

an economic system in which people and businesses are mostly free to make their own choices in producing and exchanging goods and services, with limited government interference 

culture

the traditions, beliefs, language, and arts of a particular group 

diversity

a variety; a mixture 

immigrate

to permanently move to a new country 

differentiate

to separate; to note a difference between 

category

a group organized by shared characteristics 

generalization

a statement based on general truth or knowledge 

inference

a conclusion made based on what is not stated, but implied 

plagiarism

presenting another person’s work as one’s own, whether unintentionally or intentionally 

attribution

a credit mentioning the author or artist of a work 

citation

a formal listing of a source