World Studies Vocabulary
Across
- 4. imaginary line around the middle of a planet
- 6. a group with special traditions different around the world
- 10. a particular system of faith and worship
- 11. the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away
- 15. take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another by means of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship
- 16. the governing body of a nation, state, or community
- 19. segregation on grounds other than race
- 20. an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached
Down
- 1. relating to or denoting a region or climate characterized by mild temperatures.desertification the process by which fertile land becomes desert
- 2. the process by which fertile land becomes desert
- 3. a method of human communication which can be different around the world
- 5. a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion
- 7. any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to the earth
- 8. seasonal winds that blow through a region different in the summer and winter
- 9. a large continuous mass of land
- 12. a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force
- 13. the act of taking control of an area or a country that is not your own
- 14. a region with particular weather conditions
- 17. a storm much like hurricanes that blow from western pacific between June and November
- 18. power passed down through family members