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Curta's Ch 3 Geo
Curta's Chapter 3 Geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| authoritarian | type of government in which the leaders hold almost all of the political power |
| democracy | type of government in which the people choose their leaders and determine government policy |
| emigrant | person who leaves a country to live elsewhere |
| culture hearth | area where cultural ideas begin and from which they spread |
| diffusion | process by which cultural traits move from one culture to another |
| birthrate | number of live births each year per 1,000 people |
| immigrant | person who moves into a country |
| urbanization | growth of city populations |
| federation | political system in which power is shared by the national government and smaller political units |
| sovereignty | a country’s freedom from outside control |
| population density | average number of people in a square mile or a square kilometer |
| totalitarianism | type of government in which the leaders hold almost all of the political power |
| cultural divergence | the restriction of a culture from outside influences |
| monarchy | authoritarian government in which people inherit their positions |
| culture | beliefs and actions that define a group of people’s way of life |
| rural | countryside |
| cultural convergence | process of adapting traits from other cultures |
| market economy | economic system in which means of production and distribution are privately owned and operated for profit |
| command economy | economic system based on the state making all economic decisions |
| dictatorship | type of government in which rulers often gain and keep power by military force |
| unitary system | political system in which a central government makes laws for an entire nation |
| Where do most people in Europe and the United States live? | in urban areas |
| What makes up a country’s nonmaterial culture? | religion, language, and government |
| What would you expect to find in a country with zero population growth? | more or less equal birthrates and death rates |
| What is the primary reason the earth’s population is unevenly distributed? | natural obstacles greatly restrict where people can live |
| mixed economy | Free market and government jointly make economic decisions |
| Describe the general trend in world population since 1950? | The world population has grown extremely fast over the past fifty years |
| To be considered a country, what must an area have? | a clearly defined territory, population, and sovereign government |
| The United States has what kind of government structure? | federation |
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