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DZ GEO Unit 2
Geo Unit 2 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Population Density | The average number of people in a square mile or a square kilometer |
| Birth Rate | Number of births each year per 1,000 people |
| Death Rate | Number of deaths each year per 1,000 people |
| Immigrants | People who move into a country |
| Emigrants | People who leave the country to live other places |
| Urbanization | The growth of city populations |
| Cultural Health | A place where important ideas begin and from which they spread to surrounding cultures |
| Monotheism | Worshipping of one God |
| Polytheism | Worshipping of multiple Gods |
| Social Mobility | The ability of a person to rise in social class |
| Cultural Convergence | When the skills, arts, ideas, habits, and institutions of one culture come in contact with those of another culture |
| Diffusion | Process by which a cultural element is transmitted across some distance from one group or individual to another |
| Cultural Divergence | Restriction of a culture from outside cultures |
| Sovereignty | Nation's freedom from outside control |
| Unitary System | When one central government makes laws; local government only has power that national government gives to them |
| Confederation | System where smaller political units keep their sovereignty and give the central government only limited powers |
| Dictatorship | Government where a small group or single person holds power |
| Monarchy | Type of government where a person or group inherits their positions of power through genealogy |
| Federation | System where some powers are given to the national government and other powers are reserved for more local governments |
| Confederation | System where smaller political units keep their sovereignty and give the central government only limited powers |
| Natural Resources | Materials in natural environments that people value and use to satisfy their needs |
| Democracy | Government where people choose their leaders and have power to choose policies |
| Traditional Economy | System in which families produce goods and services for their own use, with little surplus and exchange of goods |
| Market Economy | System combining several different degrees of government regulation |
| Fossil Fuels | Fuels formed from the remain of animals and plants |
| Command Economy | System that is controlled by single central government |
| Renewable Resources | Natural resources that are constantly being regenerated or replaced by the environment |
| Nonrenewable Resources | Resources that cannot be replaced once used |
| Geothermal Energy | Energy that comes from the earth's internal heat |
| Solar Energy | Energy produced by the sun |
| Nuclear Energy | Produced by fission which is the splitting of uranium atoms to release energy |
| Subsistence Farming | Farming where people grow only enough food for their own family's or village's needs |
| Water Power | Use of falling water to generate electricity |
| Commercial Farming | Farming that produces food and other agricultural products for sale |
| Cottage Industries | The production of products by hand; usually near a home |
| Commercial Industries | Industry that employs thousands of workers and creates large quantities of manufactured goods |
| Exports | Goods sent out of the country |
| Imports | Goods brought into the country |
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