Term | Definition |
.Culture | The way of life that distinguishes a people, For Example,Government, Language. |
Population Density | The average number of people living in a giving area. |
Birthrate | The number of live births each year per 1,000 people |
Immigrant | A person who moves into a country. |
Emigrant | A person who leaves a country to move somewhere else. |
Urbanization | The growth of city populations. |
Rural | Of, or Characteristics of, the country side. |
Culture Health | A place in which important ideas begin and therefor spread to surrounding cultures. |
Cultural Convergence | The contract and interaction of one culture from outside influence. |
Diffusion | The process in which a culture element is transmitted from one group or individual to another. |
Cultural Divergence | The restriction |
Sovereignty | A country's freedom and power to decide on politics and actions |
Unitary System | A system in government in which one central government holds most of the political power. |
Federation | A government structure in which powers are given to the national government and other power are reserved for more local governments. |
Confederation | A system in government in which individual political units keep there Sovereignty |
Authoritarian | Descriptive of a system of goverment |
Dictatorship | A system of government which absolute is held by a small group or one person |
Totalitarianism | A system of government in which a centrel authority |
Monarchy | Inherit their positions by being born into the ruling family |
Democracy | People deside their government and how to be ruled |
Traditional Economies | An economic system in which families produce good and services for their own use |
Market Economy | An economic system in which Decisions about production, price, And other economic factors are determined by the law of supply and demand. |
Command Economy | An economic that is controlled by a single central government |
Natural Resources | a material in the natural environment that people value and satisfy their needs. |
non-renewable resources | a resource that cant be replaced once it has been used |
Fossil Fules | Any one of several nonrenewable mineral resources formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals and used for fuel. |
Nuclear energy | A type of energy produced by fission. the splitting of uranium atoms in a nuclear reactor, releasing stored energy. |
Water Power | Energy produced from falling water to move machinery or generate power. |
Geothermal Energy | Energy produced from the earths intense interior heat. |
Solar Energy | Energy produce by the sun |
Primary Economic activities | An economic activity that takes or uses natural resources directly . |
Subsistence Farming | Farming that provides only enough for the needs of the family or a village |
Cottage Industries | A small scale manufacturing operation using little technolgy |
Commercial Farming | The raising of crops and livestock for sale in markets |
Secondary Economic Activities | An Economic activity in which people use raw materials to produce or manufacture new products of greater value. |
Tertiary Economic Activities | An Economic activity in which do not directly gather or process raw materials but pursue activities that serve others. |
Quaternary Economic Activities | An Economic activity that focus on the acquisition, processing , and sharing of information, such as education or research. |
Exports | An item that is sent out of the country for sale. |
Imports | An item that is brought into the country for sale. |
Mixed Economy | A System combining different degrees of government regulation |