Basic Social Studies Terms

Pick on with harassing treatment, especially because of religion, race, or beliefs

• persecute

• market

• resources

• scarcity

Group of people who leave their native country to form a settlement in a new land

• colony

• export

• import

• market

Derived from original data; evaluation of original data

• market

• primary source

• secondary source

• resources

Definition: supply that can be drawn on when needed; collective wealth of a country

• resources

• market

• persecute

• export

Definition: existing or potential buyers for specific goods or services

• market

• import

• colony

• export

Definition: bring products from a foreign country for use or sale

• export

• market

• import

• colony

Definition: shortness of supply

• persecute

• market

• scarcity

• resources

Definition: original; first-hand account

• secondary source

• scarcity

• primary source

• resources

Definition: ship products to other countries or places for sale

• market

• import

• colony

• export