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World Geography Chapter 4

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Culture   the total of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by members of a group.  
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Society   identity and culture a group that shares a geographic region, a common language, and a sense of  
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Ethnic group   a group of people who share language, customs, and a common heritage  
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Diffusion   the spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior to different societies  
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Acculturation   the cultural change that occurs when individuals in a society accept or adopt in innovation.  
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Dialect   a version of a language that reflects changes in speech patterns due to class, region, or cultural changes.  
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Religion   the belief in a supernatural power or powers that are regarded as the creators and maintainers of the universe, as well as they system of beliefs itself  
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Mortality rate   the number of deaths per thousand  
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Infant mortality rate   the number of deaths among infants under age one as measured per thousand live births.  
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Birthrate   the number of live births per total population, often expressed per thousand population  
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Rate of natural increase   also called population growth rate-the rate at which population is growing, found by subtracting the mortality rate from the birthrate  
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Push factor   a factor that causes people to leave their homelands and migrate to another region  
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Pull factor   a factor that draw or attracts people to another location  
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Population density   the average number of people who live in a measurable area, reached by dividing the number of inhabitants in an area by the amount of land they occupy  
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Carrying capacity   the number of organisms a piece of land can support without negative effects.  
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State   a political term describing an independent unit that occupies a specific territory and has full control of its internal and external affairs  
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Nation   a group of people who a common culture living in a territory and having a strong sense of unity  
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Population pyramid   a graphic device that shows gender and age distribution of a population  
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Nation-state   the name of a territory when a nation and a state occupy the same territory  
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Monarchy   a type of government in which a ruling family headed by a king or queen holds political power and may or may not share the power with citizen bodies  
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Communism   a system in which the government holds nearly all political power and the means of production  
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Democracy   a type of government in which citizens hold political power either directly or through elected representatives  
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Dictatorship   a type of government in which and individual or a group holds complete political power.  
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Communism   a system in which the government holds nearly all political power and the means of production  
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Landlocked   having no outlet to the sea  
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Urban geography   the study of how people use space in cities  
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City   an area that is the center of business and culture and has a large population  
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Central business district (CBD)   the core of a city, which is almost always based on commercial activity.  
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Economy   the production and exchange of goods and services among a group of people  
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Economic system   the way people produce and exchange goods  
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Command economy   a type of economic system in which production of goods, and services is determined by a central government, which usually owns the means of production, also called a planned economy.  
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Market economy   a type of economic system in which production of goods and services is determined by the demand form consumers also called a demand economy or capitalism  
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Natural resource   a material on or in the earth, such as a tree, fish, or coal, that has economic value  
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Infrastructure   the basic support systems needed to keep an economy going, including power, communications, transportation, water, sanitation, and education systems.  
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Per capita income   the average amount of money earned by each person in a political unit  
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)   the value of only goods and services produced within a country in a period of time  
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Gross National Product (GNP)   the total value of all goods and services produced by a country in a period of time  
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