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Introduction Vocabulary

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agriculture   farming and ranching  
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economy   how people of a country earn their incomes and provide for their needs  
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export   an item shipped out of a country to another country  
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import   an item shipped into a country from another country  
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manufacturing   the making or producing of goods, especially by machines  
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services   the providing of a service (doing something for someone) instead of making a product  
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cultural diffusion   process of spreading culture traits from one area to another, often due to war, travel, and trade  
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culture   way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs  
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globalization   the development of a world culture and interdependent world economy  
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rural   relating to the countryside  
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urban   relating to the city  
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primary source   a document or object produced by someone who participated in an event or lived during the time being studied; eyewitness account  
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secondary source   a document or object produced after an event happened by someone who was not actually there  
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absolute location   a description of a specific point on the earth's surface, often found using latitude and longitude  
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relative location   a description of a point in relation to other landmarks or features  
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transportation barrier   a geographic feature that prevents or slows transportation  
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transportation corridor   a generally straight pathway free of barriers where transportation can occur  
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culture region   an area of the world in which most people share a similar culture  
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culture trait   a specific way of doing something passed down through generations within a group  
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multiculturalism   having elements that come from more than one culture  
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