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| Free enterprise (a) | private business operates in competition and is largely free of state control-
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| Free enterprise (b) | competition and consumers set prices of goods
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| Culture consists of | history, beliefs, religion, food, art and music, clothes they wear...ect
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| lithosphere | parts of the earth that make the crust.
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| low latitude | from the Tropic of Capricorn to the Tropic of Cancer. The Equator is sandwiched in the middle. Mostly a tropical climate.
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| Genocide | when a group of people try to kill/wipe out another group based on religion or race.
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| standard of living (a) | the way in which a country can meet the needs of it's citizens.
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| standard of living (b) | Standard of living is based on amount of money the average family needs to survive on. We use literacy rate, infant mortality, and life expectancy as factors.
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| negative population growth | when the deaths, out number the births, or when the migration away is higher than the migration into. You could also use a combination of these factors.
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| pull factor | a condition in an area that brings people to that area.
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| Industrial Revolution | sift from agriculture to industry (commercial industry) mass production of goods. It led to the growth of cities and global trade.
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| Columbian Exchange | transfer of plants, animals, disease, and cultures between Europe, Asia and Africa (Old World) and North and South America (New World). It started with Columbus arriving in Americas.
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| Famine | extreme hunger and scarcity of food.
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| Bartering | trading goods or services for other goods or services.
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| Standard of living | The level of wealth, comfort, material goods and necessities available to a certain socioeconomic class in a certain geographic area.
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| Magnetic Compass | Chinese invention that helped make sea travel across the Atlantic Ocean possible
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| Famine | extreme hunger and scarcity of food.
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| Bartering | trading goods or services for other goods or services.
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| Standard of living | The level of wealth, comfort, material goods and necessities available to a certain socioeconomic class in a certain geographic area.
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| Absolute Monarchy | king/queen who has unlimited (all) power
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| Urban | City
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| Rural | in the country
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| Demographics | statistical data of a population like GDP and life expectancy
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| Theocracy | where religious leader runs the government-like Iran is run by the Ayatollah
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| Monotheism | belief in one God
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| Oligarchy | ruled by a few powerful people
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| Nationalism | pride in ones country or home land
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| Totalitarianism | form of government that controls every aspect of public and private life
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| absolute location | exact location on the grid system
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| arable | able to farm on
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| Birthrate | data that states how many people are born each year per 1000
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| Capital | money used to invest in business or industry
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| climate | weather over a long period of time
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| crust | lithosphere -land
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| deforestation | cutting trees - not replanting them
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| desertification | due to drought the desert area grows.
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| doldrums | calm area of ocean/sea current------Throw that horse (or any heavy cargo overboard) horse latitudes
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| factors of climate | latitude (how far from sun), physical features, elevation(how high & can't breath) wind patterns (easterlies), ocean currents (horse latitudes)
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| place | one of the 5 themes of geography. Every place on earth has it's own unique characteristics, these are determined by the people and the physical features.
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| Highest elevation in the world. | Mount Everest, located in Tibet (China)/Nepal. 29,028 feet high.
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| doubling time | the time it takes for a population to double.
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| zero population growth | when a country or region has equal numbers in deaths and births, & very little migration.
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| push factors | factors that push citizens away from an area. The main factors are war, disaster, & no jobs.
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| largest population clusters | biggest-China-over 1.3 billion, second-India-almost 1.2 billion. Western Europe has 16% . Where the North America-US & Canada has 2.5 %
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| Census | a count of all citizens in that area. The United States has one every 10 years.
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| List of Wars in 2011-2012 | Libya-Civil War. Sudan/South Sudan border conflict. Syria-Civil War. Somalia-Civil War. US still has troops in Afghanistan & Iraq but the numbers are decreasing.
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| fertility rate | number of live births per 1000.
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| 3 main world religions | Judaism-monotheistic-Torah-Jew-Israelite-Israel
Islam-monotheistic-Koran-Muslim-Sunni-Shia-Mecca
Christianity-monotheistic-Bible-Christian-many forms-Jerusalem
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| early farming areas | Tigeress-Euphrates Valley
Nile River Valley
Indus Valley
Andean Civilization
Yellow River Valley
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