Social Studies Vocabulary - Nevada
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- National Identity:
- Refers to a doctrine or political movement that holds that a nation - usually defined in terms of ethnicity or culture - has
the right to constitute an independent or autonomous political community based on a shared history and common destiny.
- Nationalism:
- A belief that one's nation and its interests are of primary importance.
- Nation State(s):
- A state or country that has defined borders and territory. Additionally, it is a political unit consisting of an autonomous
state inhabited predominantly by a people sharing a common culture, history, and language.
- Nativism:
- The practice or policy of favoring native-born citizens over immigrants.
- Natural Hazard(s):
- An event in the physical environment, such as a hurricane or earthquake, that is destructive to human life and
property.
- Natural Resource(s):
- A naturally occurring material that can satisfy a want directly or can be used in production.
- Natural Rights:
- Belief that individuals are naturally endowed with basic human rights as opposed to rights conferred by law.
- New Deal:
- The policies and measures proposed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a means of improving economic and social
conditions during the 1930's.
- Nonrenewable Resource:
- A natural resource that cannot be re-made, re-grown, or regenerated.