9ss alp final exam glossary

Write what the subject, topic, place or event is like

Write a detailed account of how or why. Give reasons for actions or events

A place or position

Northern and Southern halves by the equator, or into Western and Eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles

The movement by people from one place to another with the intention of settling, permanently

A negative reason about where you currently are that makes you want to leave.

A positive about another location that makes you want to move there

A place where people establish a community

Fortified village

Tribe

Subtribe

Family group

Land

Hamilton

The increase in the number of individuals of a population

When someone makes the decision to move

When someone is forced to move

The way people of a country see themselves but also how others not from that country view them.

The Māori King movement. It started among North Island tribes in the 1850s

The first Māori King

A group of women who fought for women's right to vote.

This is when people have the same rights and opportunities

The feeling of love and pride towards someone's homeland

Compulsory enrolment in military service

This is a person who does not want to take part in a war

Australian and New Zealand Army Corps

A set of lands or regions that is under the control of one country

A settlement that is established in a different country but keeps a connection to their previous country

A condition of poor health after not eating the correct/ enough food

When a country tries to look after the social and economic well-being of its citizens

When only a fixed amount of goods is allowed to people

A group of people who run a country with a set or ideas or methods

The system and processes that are used to govern

A situation where there is no government

A government ruled by a king, queen, emperor, or empress

A country ruled by a single leader. The leader may use force to keep control.

A government in which a few people such as a dominant clan have control.

Everyone in the country is involved in the running of it.

The people elect certain people to run the country. This can also be known as representative.

This is the Government. It runs the country and makes day-to-day decisions. It brings proposed laws to parliament and decides policies which get put into practice by government departments.

This is the House of Representatives (where all the MPs sit) and it includes select committees.

This is the legal branch of government. It is made up of law courts and judges

A person standing for a specific role.

This is the meeting place of the Government. It can also be used to refer to the people who work there.

Member of Parliament

This is an organized group of people of all different ages who have similar ideas about how a country should be run.

The MPs who are not from the party/parties in power

The right that everyone has to vote.

This is an event that takes place every three years. It is when we vote on what we want the Government to look like.

Mixed Member Proportional

A geographical area calculated by density represented by an MP in Parliament.

When two or more political parties join together to form a majority government.

The people elect certain people to run the country. This can also be known as representative.

The person who is elected to represent an electorate.

An MP who is given a parliamentary seat by his/her party.

The ability to obtain a good or service at the time it is needed.

Doing something with the intention of making a profit.

Is anything created by people that can be used to change their way of life. It can also be people themselves.

This is people and their skills.

These are 'things' humans have made out of natural resources.

Can be natural and/or cultural. They have particular characteristics and features.

An important topic or problem for debate or discussion.

Concept of guardianship, for the sky, the sea, and the land.

Something that must be done. (by law)

Is a part of the natural environment that people use to continue or improve their way of life.

Is a type of resource which can be used repeatedly and replaced naturally.

Is a type of resource that does not renew itself quick enough to match the human need for it.

Excessive use of a particular resource.

Someone's view or opinion.

The introduction of substances with harmful or poisonous impacts to the environment.

Rules and laws relating to something.

Anything can become a resource when humans value it due to its usefulness.

Laws passed to ensure the sustainability of the NZ resources/landscape.

Insufficient amount for the demand.

Is a person who has a particular interest in something.

This is focused on meeting the needs of the present without compromising future generations from meeting their needs.