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World Geography 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ACCULTURATION | Cultural changes resulting from contact among various societies over time |
| ARABLE LAND | Land suitable for growing crops |
| ASSIMILATION | The process through which a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture |
| COMMAND ECONOMY | An economic system that is under the complete control and regulation of its government |
| CULTURAL DIFFUSION | The spread of ideas, customs, goods, and people from one culture to another |
| CULTURE | The ideas, customs, skills, arts, etc. of a people that are passed along to succeeding generations |
| DEFORESTATION | The loss or destruction of forests, due mainly to trees being cleared for logging or farming |
| DEMOCRACY | Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives |
| DEVELOPED NATION | A nation that enjoys a relatively high standard of living |
| DEVELOPING NATION | A nation with a relatively low standard of living |
| DICTATORSHIP | A government in which a single leader or party exercises absolute control over all citizens and every aspect of their lives |
| ETHNIC GROUP | A group of people who share a common ancestry, language, customs, religion, etc. |
| ETHNOCENTRISM | The belief in the superiority of your own culture |
| EXTENDED FAMILY | Family in which several generations live in one household |
| HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS | The changes that people make on the surface of the earth including population patterns, buildings, and culture |
| IMMIGRATION | Coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence |
| INDUSTRIALIZATION | The process of turning to the use of machinery in manufacturing |
| INTERDEPENDENCE | Relying on one another for goods, services, and ideas |
| LIFE EXPECTANCY | The number of years that an individual is expected to live |
| LITERACY RATE | The percentage of people in a given place who can read and write |
| MARKET ECONOMY | An economy that is based on the buying and selling of goods |
| MIGRATION | Movements of individuals or groups for the purpose of permanently resettling |
| MIXED ECONOMY | An economy that mixes some individual ownership with government regulation |
| MONARCHY | A system of government in which one person, usually a king or queen, inherits power |
| MONOTHEISM | A belief system in which there is a single god |
| MULTICULTURALISM | The peaceful co-existence several different cultures in a single country |
| NATURAL RESOURCE | Naturally occurring substances that are considered valuable in their unmodified form |
| NOMAD | A person with no permanent home who moves in search of food, water, and grazing land |
| NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE | A natural resource that cannot be re-made or re-grown |
| NUCLEAR FAMILY | A household made up of a mother, a father, and their children |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | The total national income divided by the number of people in the nation |
| PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS | The natural features of a place such as its landforms, climate, soil, & plant & animal life |
| POLYTHEISM | A belief system with in which there are multiple gods and/or goddesses |
| POPULATION DENSITY | The average number of people living in a square mile |
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | The pattern of population in a country, a continent, or the world |
| PULL FACTORS | A feature or event that attracts a person to move into another area |
| PUSH FACTORS | A feature or event that pushes a person away from or encourages a person to leave an area |
| REFUGEE | A person who must leave his or her home and flee elsewhere in search of safety |
| REGION | An area of the world with common physical or human characteristics |
| STANDARD OF LIVING | A level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone |
| SUBSISTENCE FARMING | Farming that provides enough food for the farmer and his family but not enough for sale |
| TERRACED FARMING | The process of cutting a series of steps into a steep slope in order to create many level plains on which to grow crops |
| TRADE | The commercial exchange of goods and services |
| TRADITIONAL ECONOMY | An economy in which decisions are made based on customs, beliefs, religion, and habit |
| URBANIZATION | The movement of people from rural areas into cities |
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