Post on 28-Dec-2015
Acid Rain
• Precipitation carrying large amounts of dissolved acids which damages buildings, forests, and crops, and kills wildlife.
1908 1968
AU (African Union)• A union consisting of 53 African States
whose objectives are to:– Accelerate the political and socio-economic
integration of the continent.– Promote and defend African common
positions on issues of interest to the continent and its peoples.
– Achieve peace and security in Africa– Promote democratic institutions, good
governance and human rights.
Biome
• A similar climatic condition on the Earth such as communities or plants, animals, and soil organisms.
Bubonic Plague
• A disease circulating mainly among small rodents and their fleas. Without treatment, the plague kills about two out of three infected humans within 4 days.
Buddhism
• A religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs, and practices based on Siddhartha Gautama known as the Buddha.
CAFTA (Central American Free Trade Agreement)
• A free trade agreement between the United States, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and later the Dominican Republic in 2004.
Capital
• A factor of production that is not wanted for itself, but for its ability to help in producing other goods.
Capitalism
• An economic system in which the means of production are privately owned and operated for profit.
Christianity
• A monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in the Bible.
Collective Farm
• Under communism, a large, state-owned farm on which farmers received wages plus a share of products and profits; also called a kolkhoz.
Columbian Exchange• A widespread exchange of animals,
plants, culture, human populations, diseases, and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
Command Economy
• Economic system in which economic decisions about production and distribution are made by some central authority.
Commercial Agriculture• The production of crops for sale, crops
intended for widespread distribution to wholesaler or retail outlets.
Commercial Industry
• Buying and selling, and the manufacture of goods to buy and sell (anything that makes money)
Customs
• The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act.
Cultural Convergence
• Trends of different cultures to integrate and at the same time retain their unique characteristics