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20 Hardes PBW
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Culture Practice | A pattern of behavior accepted by a society. |
| Culture | The set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people have in common. |
| Diffusion | The spread of people, ideas, technology, and products among places. |
| Globalization | The process in which countries are increasingly linked to each other. |
| Mediterranean | Sunny, warm summers and mild, wet winters is a description of this type of climate. |
| Middle Latitudes | This is where temperate climates occur. |
| Steppe and Desert | Two dry climate types. |
| Temperate Zone | Includes climates like Mediterranean, humid subtropical, and marine west coast. |
| Gross Domestic Product | The total value of all the goods and services produced in a country in one year. |
| Income | A gain of money that typically comes from employment. |
| Infrastructure | The set of resources, like roads and factories, that a country needs to support economic activities. |
| Interest | The money that a borrower pays to a lender in return for a loan. |
| Market Economy | An economic system based on free trade and competition. |
| Standard of living | How well people are living, as determined by the amount of goods and services they can afford. |
| Human resources | The people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, or economy. |
| 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. |
| Coup | A sudden overthrow of a government by a small group of people. |
| 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. |