Neely Vocab 03
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| Culture | Way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs
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| Ethnic Group | People who share a common culture, language, or history
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| Dialect | Local form of a language that differs from the main language in pronounciation or the meaning of words
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| Dictator | Individual who takes control of a government and rules the country as he or she wishes
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| Democracy | Form of government in which citizens choose the nation's leaders by voting for them
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| Death Rate | Number of people out of every 1,000 who die in a year
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| Economic System | System that sets rules for how people decide what goods and services to produce and how they are exchanged
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| Desalinization | Process used to make seawater drinkable
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| Deforestation | Widespread cutting of forests
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| Acid Rain | Rain containing high amounts of chemical pollutants
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| Birth Rate | Number of children born each year for every 1,000 people
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| Emigrate | To move to another country
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| Ecosystem | Place where the plants and animals are dependent upon one another and their surroundings for survival
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| Erosion | Process of moving weathered materials on the earth's surface
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| Export | To trade goods to other countries
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| Developed Country | Country in which a great deal of manufacturing is carried out
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| Developing Country | Country that is working toward industrialization
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| Conservation | Careful use of resources so they are not wasted
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| Crop Rotation | Varying what is planted in a field to avoid using up all the minerals in the soil
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| Civilizations | Highly developed cultures
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| Pesticide | Powerful chemicals that kill crop-destroying insects
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| Irrigation | Farming practice followed in dry areas to collect water and bring it to crops
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| Import | To buy goods from another country
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| Tariff | Tax added to the value of goods that are imported
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| Quota | Number limit on how many items of a particular product can be imported from a particular country
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| Refugee | Person who flees to another country to escape persecution or disaster
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| Monarchy | Form of government in which a king or queen inherits the right to rule a country
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| Urbanization | Movement to cities
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| Population Density | Average number of people living in a square mile or square kilometer
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| Famine | Lack of food
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| Cultural Diffusion | The process of spreading new knowledge and skills to other cultures
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| Culture Region | Area of the world that includes many different countries that all have cultural traits in common
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| Free Trade | Taking down trade barriers so that goods flow freely among countries
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| Natural Resource | Product of the earth that people use to meet their needs
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| Nonrenewable Resource | Natural resources such as metals or minerals that cannot be replaced
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| Renewable Resource | Natural resource that cannot be used up or can fairly quickly be replaced naturally or grown again
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