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Chapter 3 & 4 Vocabulary

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Definition
.Culture   The way of life that distinguishes a people, For Example,Government, Language.  
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Population Density   The average number of people living in a giving area.  
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Birthrate   The number of live births each year per 1,000 people  
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Immigrant   A person who moves into a country.  
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Emigrant   A person who leaves a country to move somewhere else.  
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Urbanization   The growth of city populations.  
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Rural   Of, or Characteristics of, the country side.  
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Culture Health   A place in which important ideas begin and therefor spread to surrounding cultures.  
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Cultural Convergence   The contract and interaction of one culture from outside influence.  
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Diffusion   The process in which a culture element is transmitted from one group or individual to another.  
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Cultural Divergence   The restriction  
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Sovereignty   A country's freedom and power to decide on politics and actions  
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Unitary System   A system in government in which one central government holds most of the political power.  
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Federation   A government structure in which powers are given to the national government and other power are reserved for more local governments.  
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Confederation   A system in government in which individual political units keep there Sovereignty  
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Authoritarian   Descriptive of a system of goverment  
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Dictatorship   A system of government which absolute is held by a small group or one person  
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Totalitarianism   A system of government in which a centrel authority  
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Monarchy   Inherit their positions by being born into the ruling family  
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Democracy   People deside their government and how to be ruled  
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Traditional Economies   An economic system in which families produce good and services for their own use  
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Market Economy   An economic system in which Decisions about production, price, And other economic factors are determined by the law of supply and demand.  
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Command Economy   An economic that is controlled by a single central government  
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Natural Resources   a material in the natural environment that people value and satisfy their needs.  
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non-renewable resources   a resource that cant be replaced once it has been used  
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Fossil Fules   Any one of several nonrenewable mineral resources formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals and used for fuel.  
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Nuclear energy   A type of energy produced by fission. the splitting of uranium atoms in a nuclear reactor, releasing stored energy.  
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Water Power   Energy produced from falling water to move machinery or generate power.  
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Geothermal Energy   Energy produced from the earths intense interior heat.  
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Solar Energy   Energy produce by the sun  
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Primary Economic activities   An economic activity that takes or uses natural resources directly .  
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Subsistence Farming   Farming that provides only enough for the needs of the family or a village  
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Cottage Industries   A small scale manufacturing operation using little technolgy  
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Commercial Farming   The raising of crops and livestock for sale in markets  
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Secondary Economic Activities   An Economic activity in which people use raw materials to produce or manufacture new products of greater value.  
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Tertiary Economic Activities   An Economic activity in which do not directly gather or process raw materials but pursue activities that serve others.  
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Quaternary Economic Activities   An Economic activity that focus on the acquisition, processing , and sharing of information, such as education or research.  
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Exports   An item that is sent out of the country for sale.  
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Imports   An item that is brought into the country for sale.  
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Mixed Economy   A System combining different degrees of government regulation  
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