Human Geo1 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Cultural convergence | Sharing traits with another culture |
Cultural divergence | Restricting a culture from outside influence |
Culture | Beliefs and customs that define a group's way of life |
Material culture | Physical things that are part of culture |
Nonmaterial culture | Ideas or beliefs that are part of culture |
Immigrant | A person who comes in to a new country |
Emigrant | A person who leaves his or her country |
Monarchy | Government with one person in charge who inherited his/her position (got it through family) |
Dictatorship | Government with one person in charge who got power by military force |
Democracy | Government in which people have the power |
Urban | City |
Rural | Countryside |
Market economy | Economy in which businesses are privately owned |
Command economy | Economy in which the state makes all decisions |
Subsistence farming | Growing only enough food for your family or village |
Commercial farming | Growing a large amount with the purpose of selling it for profit |
Cottage industry | Business that involves making a product by hand |
Primary economic activity | Using a natural resource directly |
Quaternary economic activity | Job that focuses on gathering and sharing information |
Natural resources | Materials from the natural environment that people use to meet their needs |
Fossil fuels | Materials formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals |
Solar energy | Energy that comes from the sun |
Geothermal energy | Energy that comes from the earth's heat |
Nuclear energy | Energy that comes from splitting uranium atoms |
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