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Chapter 3 & 4 Vocabulary

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show The way of life that distinguishes a people, for example, government, language, religion, customs, and beliefs.  
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show The average number of people living in a given area.  
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show The number of live births each year per 1,000 people.  
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show A person who moves into a country.  
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Emigrant   show
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show The growth of city populations.  
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Rural   show
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show A place in which important ideas begin and thereafter spread to surrounding cultures.  
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show The contact and interaction of one culture with another.  
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show The process by which a cultural element is transmitted from one group or individual to another.  
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Cultural Divergence   show
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Sovereignty   show
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show A system of government in which one central government holds most of the political power.  
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show A government structure in which some powers are given to the national government and other powers are reserved for more local governments.  
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show A system of government in which individual political units keep their sovereignty but give limited power to a central government.  
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show Descriptive of a system of government in which the leaders hold all political power.  
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Dictatorship   show
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show A system of government in which a central authority controls all aspects of society.  
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show A system of authoritarian government headed by a monarch-a king, queen, shah, or sultan-whose position is usually inherited.  
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Democracy   show
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Traditional Economy   show
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Market Economy   show
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Command Economy   show
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show A material in the natural environment that people value and use to satisfy their needs.  
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show A natural resource that the environment continues to supply or replace as it is used.  
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Nonrenewable Resource   show
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Fossil Fuel   show
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show A type of energy produced by fission- the splitting of uranium atoms in a nuclear reactor, releasing stored energy.  
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show Energy produced from falling water to move machinery or generate electricity.  
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Geothermal Energy   show
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show Energy produced by the sun.  
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Primary Economic Activity   show
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show Farming that provides only enough for the needs of a family or village.  
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Commercial Farming   show
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show An economic activity in which people use raw materials to produce or manufacture new products of greater value.  
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Cottage Industry   show
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show A large-scale manufacturing operation that employs many people and produces large quantities of goods.  
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show An economic activity in which people do not directly gather or process raw materials but pursue activities that server others; service industry.  
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show An economic activity that focuses on the acquisition, processing, and sharing of information, such as education or research.  
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Export   show
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show An item that is brought into the country for sale.  
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