Vocab 13
Published on Nov 27, 2015
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Tradition
- the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way.
- a tradition for most men in the us is the Super Bowl every year
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Genocide
- The deliberate killing of a large group of people
- the term genocide did not exist until 1944
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Terrorism
- the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.
- one example of terrorism is 9/11
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Technology
- the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes
- technology is changing the world
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Global Positioning System
- A system of satellites, computers, and receivers that is able to determine the latitude and longitude
- of a receiver on Earth by calculating the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the
- the receiver
- I use gps in the car everyday
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GIS
- A geographic information system (GIS) lets us visualize, question, analyze, interpret, and understand
- data to reveal relationships, patterns, and trends.
- we use this to help us with the understanding of our geography around the world
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Desalinzation
- the removal of salt (especially from sea water)
- we had to desalinate our pool to replace all the salt
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