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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Market | The trade of goods and services. |
| Coup | A sudden overthrow of a government by a small group of people. |
| Empire | a land with different territories and people under a single ruler. |
| Infrastructure | The set of resources, like roads and factories, that a country needs to support economic activities. |
| Market Economy | An economic system based on free trade and competition. |
| Diffusion | The spread of people, ideas, technology and products among places. |
| Ethnic Group | A group of people who share a common culture and ancestry. |
| Culture Region | An area in which people have many shared culture traits. |
| Culture | The set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people have in common. |
| Culture Practice | A pattern of behavior accepted by a society. |
| Temperate Zone | includes climates like, Mediterranean, humid subtropical and marine west coast. |
| Middle Latitudes | this is where temperate climates occur. |
| Vedas | The holy text of the Hindus. |
| Capital Good | A productive resource consisting of human-made materials needed to produce goods and services. |
| Commonwealth | A self –governing territory associated with another country. |
| Imperialism | an attempt to dominate a country’s government, trade, and culture. |
| Initiative | a petition process by which voters can put a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot. |
| Republic | a type of representative democratic government that is limited by a constitution in its' power over citizens. The United States is an example. |
| Human Resources | are the people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, or economy. |
| Hinduism | an ancient religion without a founder. |
| Revolution | A drastic change in a country’s government and way of life. |
| Anarchy | is the absence of political authority, rule, order or common purpose. |
| Apartheid | is South Africa’s governmental policy of separation of the races. |
| Interdependence | The reliance of one country on the resources, goods, or services of another country. |
| PARLIAMENTARY MONARCHY | type of government is ruled by a queen, but all laws are passed and enforced by an elected parliament. |