Vocab Quiz 10

Define Weathering

• To wear away or change the appearance or texture due to prolonged exposure to air
• A natural feature of the Earth's surface.
• The gradual destruction of something by natural agents such as water or wind.
• Moving from one place to live in another

Define Democracy

• A form of government in which the people elect leaders and rule by majority
  
• A nation with it's own government occupying a particular area. 
• An urban area that has a name, defined boundaries and a local government.
• Moving from one place to live in another

Define Urban

• Relating to, or characteristic of a city or town
• Relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town.
• A principal administrative division of certain countries or empires
• An act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler.

Define Natural Resources

• Resources and substances that occur in nature that are used for economic gain
• A principal administrative division of certain countries or empires
• An agreement among the United States,
  Canada and Mexico designed to remove tariff barriers between the three countries.
• A person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country.

Define Economy

• Countries relying each other for resources good, or services
• The society, culture, and way of life of a particular area.
• Linking the world together by communication, culture, trade.
• The way a country and its citizens make money.

Define Judicial Branch

• The part of the U.S. government that interprets the law and administers justice.
• The part of the United States government that creates laws.
• Carries out the laws
• An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority

Define Legislative Branch

• The part of the United States government that creates laws.
  
• Carries out the laws
• The part of the U.S. government that interprets the law and administers justice.
• The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the

Define Executive Branch

• Carries out the laws
  
• The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
• The part of the U.S. government that interprets the law and administers justice.
• The part of the United States government that creates laws.

Define Culture

• The set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people have in common
• The total number of people in a given area
• Moving from one place to live in another
• A nation with it's own government occupying a particular area. 

Define Region

• Things that can be used to make money
• The study of people
• An area defined by certain characteristics
• How a country are the people of that country make money