Boycott

To refuse to buy items from a particular country. 

Boomerang

flat, bent wooden tool of the Australian Aborigines that is thrown to stun prey when it strikes them and that sails back to the hunter if it misses its target. 

Bonds

a uniting or binding force or influence. 

Bog

low swampy area

Blizzard

severe winter storm that lasts several hours and combines high winds with heavy snow. 

Birthrate

number of children born each year for every 1,000 people. 

Biotechnology

study of cells to find ways of improving health. 

Biome

Area that includes particular kinds of plants and animals adapted to conditions there. 

Biodiversity

variety of Plants and animals living on the planet. 

Clan

large group of people who have a common ancestor in the far past.

Civil War

Fight between opposing groups for control of a country’s government. 

Civilization

highly developed culture. 

Civil Disobedience

use of nonviolent protests to challenge a government or its laws. 

City-State

independent political unit that includes a city and the surrounding area. 

Century

a period of 100 years. 

Census

 a count of the number of people living in an area in the country. 

Celadon

highly prized style of pottery that has a greenish tint. 

Caudillo

 Latin America ruler, often a military officer or wealthy individual ruling as a dictator.

Category

division or grouping. 

Caste

 Social Class a person is born into and cannot change.

Cash Crop

farm product grown for export. 

Cash Crop

farm product grown for export. 

Casbah

older section of Algerian cities. 

Carnival

large festival held each spring in countries in Latin America on the last day before the Christian holy period called lent. 

Capable

able to do one’s job well

Canopy

umbrella-like covering formed by the tops of trees in a rainforest. 

Calligraphy

art of beautiful writing. 

Caliph

Successor to Muhammad

Cacao

tropical tree whose seeds are used to make chocolate and cocoa. 

Bush

rural areas in Australia

Brownfield

sites that have been abandoned and may contain dangerous chemicals. 

Brief

Not very long

Breadfruit

fruit from a tree of the same name that is a basic food in Oceania. 

Boycott

To refuse to buy items from a particular country. 

Boomerang

flat, bent wooden tool of the Australian Aborigines that is thrown to stun prey when it strikes them and that sails back to the hunter if it misses its target. 

Bonds

a uniting or binding force or influence. 

Bog

low swampy area

Blizzard

severe winter storm that lasts several hours and combines high winds with heavy snow. 

Birthrate

number of children born each year for every 1,000 people. 

Biotechnology

study of cells to find ways of improving health.

Biome

Area that includes particular kinds of plants and animals adapted to conditions there. 

Biodiversity

variety of Plants and animals living on the planet. 

Bilingual

accepting two official languages; able to speak two languages. 

Boston Tea Party

December 16, 1773 protest against British taxes in which Bostonians disguised as Native Americans dumped tea into the harbor. 

Boston Tea Party

December 16, 1773 protest against British taxes in which Bostonians disguised as Native Americans dumped tea into the harbor. 

Benefit

something that does good to a person or thing. 

Bedouin

Nomadic desert people of Southwest Asia who follow a traditional way of life. 

Bazaar

Local marketplace in North Africa and southwest Asia. 

Ban

legally block

Axis

imaginary line that passes through the center of Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole. 

Availability

state of being easy or possible to get or use.

Autonomy

having the independence from another country. 

Authority

power of influence over others. 

Attitudes

a particular feeling or way of thinking about something. 

Atoll

circular shaped islands made of coral. 

Assemble

Put together

Archipelago

group of islands.

Aquifer

underground layer of rock through which water flows. 

Apartheid

System of laws in South Africa aimed at separating the races. 

Annual

occurring once a year.