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vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Culture | Way of life of a group of people who share common beliefs and customs |
| Ethnic Group | People who share a common culture,language,or history |
| economics | a system of producing, distributing, and consuming wealth and resources |
| natural resources | resources which come from the earth |
| labor resources | people who work |
| developed countries | COUNTries that have a high percentage of manufacturing and quality of life is generally good |
| developing countries | countries that have a high percentage of agriculture and basic need are not always met |
| demographics | the statistical data of human populations |
| monarchy | type of political system in which power is held by a single person usually born into power who may or may not share power with the people |
| agriculture | raising of crops or animals for human use |
| industrialization | process of changing an economy to rely more on manufacturing and less on farming |
| cultural diffusion | process of spreading new knowledge or skills to other countries |
| deforestation | process of clearing forestland |
| nonrenewable | natural resource that the earth can not replenish |
| adapt | to adjust to environment or surrounding |
| irrigation | watering of dry lands by means of canals or pipes |
| desertification | process by which grasslands change to desert and land suitable for farming is lost |
| revolution | a great and often violent change |
| apartheid | system of laws that separated racial and ethnic groups and limited the rights of blacks in south africa |
| boycott | refusal to buy or do something |
| religion | system of beliefs values or practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader(s) or natural elements |