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World Geography 2345
Chapter 3 & 4 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Culture | The way of life that distinguishes a people, for example, government, language, religion, customs, and beliefs |
| Population Density | The average number of people living in a given 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 live in another |
| Urbanization | The growth of city populations |
| Rural | Of, or characteristic of, the countryside |
| Culture Hearth | A place in which important ideas begin and thereafter spread to surrounding cultures |
| Cultural Convergence | The contact and interaction of one culture |
| Diffusion | The process by which a cultural element is transmitted from one group to another |
| Cultural Divergence | The restriction of a culture from outside influences |
| Sovereignty | A countrys freedom and power to decide on policies |
| Unitary System | A system of government in which one central government holds most of the political power |
| Federation | A government structure in which some powers are given to the national government and other powers are reserved for more local governments |
| Confederation | A system of government in which individual political units keep their sovereignty but give limited power to central government |
| Authoritarian | Descriptive of a system of government in which the leaders hold all political power |
| Dictatorship | A system of government in which absolute power is held by a small group or one person |
| Totalitarianism | A system of government in which a countrys authority controls all aspects of society |
| Monarchy | A system of authoritarian government headed by a monarch- a king, queen, shah, or sultan-- Whose position is usually inherited |
| Democracy | A system of government in which the people are invested with the power to choose their leaders and determine governmetn policy |
| Traditional Economy | An economic system in which families produce goods and services for their own use, with little surplus and exchange of goods, also known as a subsistence economy |
| Market Economy | An economic system in which decisions about production, price, and and other economic factors are determined by the law of supply and demand |
| Command Economy | An economic system that is controlled by a single central government |
| Primary Economic Activity | An economic activity that takes or uses natural resources directly, such as fishing or mining |
| Subsistence Farming | Farming that provides only enough for the needs of a family or a village |
| Commercial Farming | The raising of crops and livestock for sale in markets |
| Secondary Economic Activity | An economic activity in which people use raw materials to produce or manufacture new products |
| Cottage Industry | A small-scale manufacturing operation using little technology, often located in or near peoples homes |
| Commercial Industry | A large scale manufacturing operation that employs many people and produces large quantities of goods |
| Tertiary Economic Activity | An economic activity in which peopole do not directly gather or process raw materials but pursue activities that serve others; service industry |
| Quaternary Economic Activity | An economic activity that focuses on the acquisition, processing, and sharing of information such as education or research |
| Export | An item that is sent out of the country for sale |
| Import | An item that is brought into the country for sale |
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