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Human Geo1
Study material for Geography C.A.1 - matching section
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cultural convergence | Sharing traits with another culture |
| Cultural divergence | Restricting a culture from outside influence |
| Culture | Beliefs and customs that define a group's way of life |
| Material culture | Physical things that are part of culture |
| Nonmaterial culture | Ideas or beliefs that are part of culture |
| Immigrant | A person who comes in to a new country |
| Emigrant | A person who leaves his or her country |
| Monarchy | Government with one person in charge who inherited his/her position (got it through family) |
| Dictatorship | Government with one person in charge who got power by military force |
| Democracy | Government in which people have the power |
| Urban | City |
| Rural | Countryside |
| Market economy | Economy in which businesses are privately owned |
| Command economy | Economy in which the state makes all decisions |
| Subsistence farming | Growing only enough food for your family or village |
| Commercial farming | Growing a large amount with the purpose of selling it for profit |
| Cottage industry | Business that involves making a product by hand |
| Primary economic activity | Using a natural resource directly |
| Quaternary economic activity | Job that focuses on gathering and sharing information |
| Natural resources | Materials from the natural environment that people use to meet their needs |
| Fossil fuels | Materials formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals |
| Solar energy | Energy that comes from the sun |
| Geothermal energy | Energy that comes from the earth's heat |
| Nuclear energy | Energy that comes from splitting uranium atoms |