Glossary Terms Archive - Page 6 of 15 - Societies and Territories

Society- Société

Society – A society is a group of people living together. Société – Une société est un groupe de personnes […]

Social Justice – Social justice is often linked to the idea of equality and/or equity. Individuals who work toward social […]

Social Classes – How people are grouped by their income, job, region, ethnicity, education, and/or relations. The upper class, which […]

Sculpture – A form of art that can be made using clay, carving materials (like stone or wood), or by […]

Settlers – A settler is a person who moves from one place to another with the intention of staying there […]

Self-GovernmentSelf-Government – A government created by a certain group that is not influenced or under the… – A government created […]

Rural – A rural area is an open area of land that has few homes or other buildings, and not […]

Revenue – Revenue means money that is earned. Recettes – Les recettes sont l’argent gagné.

Resource Extraction – Resource extraction is when natural resourcesResources are anything taken from the earth or nature that people need, […]

Reserves – The word ‘reserves’ has more than one meaning. Reserves can refer to an area of land where some […]

Representation- When something or someone is represented by something or someone else. Eg. A map is a representation of the […]

Referendum – A referendum is a kind of vote. Instead of voting for a premier or political party though, a […]

Remote – Remote can mean something that is very far away from other things. Éloigné – Éloigné peut signifier quelque […]

Recognition: Recognition is when someone notices that someone else did something. It is often viewed as a positive thing. For […]

Quiet Revolution: The Quiet Revolution occurred in Quebec in the 1960s. The liberal political party came into power and many […]