chapter 6- vocabulary

Economy- the resources and processes involved in the production, distribution and consumption of goods
Economic System- how a society organizes the production of distribution and consumption of goods
Scarcity- something someone has a low amount of or there is a low amount of
Land- area of land owned by someone or something with grass, trees etc.
Labour-  doing work
Capital- the city representing a provine or state
Privately Owned- owned for a specific person or group
Publically Owned- anyone has access to this place
Public Good- good for the public and helps out others
Shift left- shifting more to a liberal position
Shift Right- shifting more to a consecutive position
Consumers- people who use stuff
Producers- people who make stuff
Supply - owning a supply of something
Demand- something you have that other people want or is wanted by others
Competition- people you are working against
Unemployment Rate- the percentage of the work force that do not have jobs
Strike- refusing to do something that you find unfair or unjust and so you go on strike
Collective Bargaining- negotiation as a group
Labour Union- a organization that works to protect others rights

vocabulary 5

immigration- the act of immigrating ex living in canada than immagrating to china
demographic-pertaining to demography ex. a graph showing the amount of deaths, births, etc.
labour force growth- a growth in labour or slaves forced upon them ex. making someone work for you against their will and making the labour force higher

refugee-a person who flees for refugee or safety ex. you get shot in war and you refugee

quebec accord- to grant the quebec a agreement ex. the bill of french language is first in quebec

current event

David William Robinson and Joseph Carter Hanson were charged on October 1^st 2011 in Edmonton and parkland country for having a grow ops which possessed 2.5 pounds of marijuana and 323 doses of oxycontin tablets and $23,000 in cash and they had 1,601 marijuana plants and that’s a street value of 2 million dollars. This affect me because my next door neighbor cold have a grow op and I wouldn’t know about it and it affect Canadians because it shows a lot of people do drugs and bad things now a days.

vocabulary 4

affirm-to state or assert positively
collective identity-giving a specific group a certain identity
collective rights-giving a specific group certain rights
first nations-the indigenous people of canada
sovereignty-supreme and independant power or authority in government as possessed or claimed by a state of community
annuity-the right to recieve such an income or the duty to make such a pament or payments
official language minority- a smaller group opposed to a larger group when voting for the official language
anglophone-a english speaking person
francophone-a french speaking person
assimilate-to take in and incorporate in ones own
entrench(ed)-to place in a position of strength
indian-a citizen of the republic of india
reserves- a place that must be preserved
autonomy- independance or freedom
land claims- to claim a land for ones own self
settlement- a place where someone has settled in
collective- a group of ideas
ethocentrism- the belief and the inherent superiority of ones own ethnic group or culture
official language community- a official language in a community of ones own self
publically funded- funded by the people of the public
script- a written letter, scroll, or writing