Oskooi - World Geography - Category 1
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| Colonization | One country taking over another area to be used for their benefit
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| Diffusion | Spread of ideas, inventions or patterns of behavior
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| Migration | People moving from one country to another or within a country
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| Push Factors | Things that cause a person to leave his/her country (war, famine, unemployment)
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| Pull Factors | Things that attract a person to move to a new country (jobs, better way of life, stable government)
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| Columbian Exchange | Cultural diffusion resulting from Columbus’ voyages and the interchange between regions of contact (Europeans and the Americas)
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| Boundaries | Man-made or naturally created lines dividing parts of the earth’s surface (i.e. political units, coast lines)
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| Political | Anything to do with government, laws, boundaries
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| Political Units | Man-made government units (i.e. cities, states, countries)
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| Democracy | A government by the people; decisions based on direct input from citizens
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| Dictatorship | A government which has the power to govern without the consent of the governed; the power rests in the hands of an individual or a small group and was taken by force or by inheritance; power is unrestricted by constitution
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| Monarchy | A government in which the power is passed down through a single family, power can range from absolute to one limited by constitution
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| Republic | A government in which the leadership is elected
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| Theocracy | A government where religious leaders hold political power
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| Totalitarian | A government that exercises total (absolute) control over its people
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| Stateless nations | groups of people without established sovereign borders; such as Kurds or Palestinians
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| United Nations (UN) | International organization established to provide diplomatic options for conflicts between nations
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| European Union (EU) | Regional alliance established to increase commerce between member nations
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| Nationalism | A devotion to one’s country or one’s ethnic group
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