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Social services
Social services: welfare services provided by a state or local authority.
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Socialism
Socialism: a social system in which goods are owned collectively, and the whole community exercises political power.
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Society
A group that shares a geographic region, a common language, and a sense of identity and culture.
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Softwood
Softwood: wood from cone-bearing trees, such as pine or cedar.
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Soil
The earth mantle is made of decomposed rock and decayed organic material.
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Soil erosion
Soil erosion: the natural wearing away of the soil by wind or rain.
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Solar system
It consists of the sun and nine known planets, and other celestial bodies that orbit the sun.
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Solomon Islands
Location: Australasia & Oceania Official name: Solomon Islands Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1978 / 1978 Capital city: Honiara Population: 500,000 / 46 people per sq mile (18 people per sq km) Total land area: 10,985 square miles (28,450 square km) Language(s) spoken: English (official language), Pidgin English, Melanesian Pidgin, …
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Solstice
Either of two times of the year when the sun’s rays shine directly overhead at noon at the furthest points north or south, and that marks the beginning of summer and winter. In the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice is the longest day, and the winter solstice the shortest.
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Somalia
Location: East Africa Official name: Somalia Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1960 / 1960 Capital city: Mogadishu Population: 9.4 million / 39 people per sq mile (15 people per sq km) Total land area: 246,199 square miles (637,657 square km) Language(s) spoken: Somali (official language), Arabic (official language), English, Italian …
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South Africa
Location: Southern Africa Official name: Republic of South Africa Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1934 / 1994 Capital city: Pretoria (Tshwane); Cape Town; Bloemfontein Population: 50.5 million / 107 people per sq mile (41 people per sq km) Total land area: 471,008 square miles (1,219,912 square km) Language(s) spoken: English, …
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South China Sea
The South China Sea is the no. 8th contiguous open water surface on earth. It has a huge, 895,4 square mile (2,319,000 square km) area and 5,419 square feet (1,652 square meters) average depth. The South China Sea’s greatest known depth is 16,456 feet (5,016 meters), which can be found here: West of Luzon.
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South Korea
Location: East Asia Official name: Republic of Korea Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1948 / 1953 Capital city: Seoul Population: 48.5 million / 1272 people per sq mile (491 people per sq km) Total land area: 38,023 square miles (98,480 square km) Language(s) spoken: Korean (official language) Main religions: Mahayana …
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South Slav
A person who migrated from Poland or Russia and settled in the Balkan peninsula around 500.
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South Sudan
Location: East Africa Official name: Republic of South Sudan Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 2011 / 2011 Capital city: Juba Population: 8.3 million / 33 people per sq mile (13 people per sq km) Total land area: 248,777 square miles (644,329 square km) Language(s) spoken: Arabic, Dinka, Nuer, Zande, Bari, …
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South, the
A region that covers about one-fourth of the United States’ land area contains more than one-third of its population.
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Southern hemisphere
Southern hemisphere: the half of the Earth that lies south of the equator.
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Southern Ocean
The Southern Ocean is the no. 4th contiguous open water surface on earth. It has a huge, 7,848,300 square mile (20,327,000 square km) area and 13,100-16,400 square feet (4,000-5,000 square meters) average depth. The Southern Ocean’s greatest known depth is 23,736 feet (7,235 meters), which can be found at South Sandwich Trench.
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Sovereign state
A political unit that has achieved political independence and maintains itself as a separate unit.