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Culture

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a learned system of shared beliefs and ways of doing things that guides a person's daily behavior. culture
when people dominate a particular region and share certain culture traits Culture region
dress, food, behaviors and beliefs culture traits
Culture groups that share beliefs and practices learned from parents, grandparents, and ancestors ethnic groups
based on inherited physical or biological traits race
people may borrow aspects of another culture as the result of long-term contact with another society. Acculturation
A sign that stands for something else. symbol
When plants and animals become dependent on people Domestication
When farmers only grow enough food for themselves and their family Subsistence Agriculture
When a farm is large enough to produce food for everyone but may only grow one product Commercial Agriculture
When culture becomes highly complex Civilization
Activities that directly involve natural resources or raw materials Primary Industries
Changes the raw materials created by primary activities into finished products Secondary industries
Handles good that are ready to be sold to consumers tertiary industries
Has people that have specialized skills and work with information instead of goods Quaternary Industries
The value of all goods and services that a country produces in one year. Gross National product
The value of all goods and services only within a certain country Gross Domestic Product
These countries don't have good health care systems, food, and education Developing Countries:
companies are free to make whatever goods they wish based on what people buy Free Enterprise
Things that determine what goods are produced in an economy. Factors of Production
People who start businesses in a free enterprise system Entrepreneurs
What business owners in free enterprise sell their goods in. Market Economy
An economy that is based on custom and tradition Traditional Economy
when voters elect leaders to rule by majority Democracy
When a government has full control over their citizens Unlimited Government
Government leaders are held accountable by citizens through their constitutions and democratic process Limited Government
When demand is greater than supply Scarcity
The maximum number of species that can be supported by an area's scarce resources. Carrying Capacity
Belief that one culture is superior to another (think lost boys) Ethnocentrism
People in Iraq, Iran, Syria, Turkey who wander without a home kurds
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