Ch. 3 & 4
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1.Culture | The way of life that distinguishes a people, for example government, religion, language, customs, and beliefs.
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2.Population Density | The average number of people living in a given area.
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3.Birthrate | The number of live year each year per 1,000 people.
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4.Immigrant | A person who moves to a country.
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5.Emigrant | A person who leaves a country to live elsewhere.
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6.Urbanization | The growth of city population.
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7.Rural | Of, or characteristics of, the country side.
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8.Culture Hearth | A place where important ideas begin and thereafter spread to surrounding cultures.
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9.Cultural Convergence | The contact and interaction of one culture with another.
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10.Diffusion | The process in which a cultural element is transmitted from one group or individual to another
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11.Cultural Divergence | The restriction of a culture from outside influences.
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Soreingty | A countries freedom and power to decide on policies and actions.
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Unitary System | A system of government in which one central government hold most of the political pwer
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Federation | A government structure in which some power are given to the national government and other powers are reserved for more local governments.
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Confederation | A system of government in which individual political units keep their sovereignty but give limited power to a central government.
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Authoritarian | Descriptive of a system of government in which leaders hold all political power.
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Dictatorship | A system of government in which absolute power is held by a small group or one person.
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Totalitarianism | A system of government in which a central authority controls all aspects of society.
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Monarchy | 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 | A system of government in which the people invest with the power to choose their leaders and determine government policies.
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Traditional Economy | An economic system in which families produce goods and service for their own use, with little surplus and exchange of goods; also known as a subsistence economy.
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Market Economy | An economy system in which decisions about production, price, and other economics factors are determined by the law supply and demand.
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Command Economy | An economic system that is controlled by a single central government.
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Natural Resources | A material in the natural environment that people value and use to satisfy their needs.
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Renewable Resources | A natural resource that the environment continuous to supply or replace as it is used.
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Nonrenewable Resources | A natural resource that cannot be replaced once it is used.
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Fossil Fuels | Any one of several nonrenewable mineral resources formed from the remaining of ancient plants and animals and used for fuel.
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Nuclear Energy | A type of energy produced by fission the splitting or uranium atoms in a nuclear reactor, releasing stored energy.
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Water Power | Energy produce from falling water to move machinery or generate electricity.
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Geothermal Energy | Energy produced from the earth's intense interior heat.
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Solar Energy | Energy produced by the sun.
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Primary Economic Activity | An economic activity that takes or uses natural resources directly, such as fishing or mining.
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Subsistence Farming | Farming that provides only enough for the needs of the family or village.
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Commercial Farming | The raising or crops and livestock for sale in markets.
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Second Economic Activity | An economic activity in which people use raw materials to produce or manufacture new products of greater value.
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Cottage Industry | A small-scale manufacturing operation using little technology, often located in or near peoples homes.
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Commercial Industry | A large-scale manufacturing operation that enjoys many people and produces large quantities of goods.
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Tertiary Economic Activity | An economic activity in which people do not directly gather or process raw materials but peruse activities that serve others; service industry
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Quaternary Economic Activity | An economic activity that focus on the acquisition, such as education or research.
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Export | An item that is sent out of the country for sale.
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Import | An item that is brought into the country for sale.
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