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Chapter 2 Review

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migration   Movement of groups of people from one place to another.  
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urbanization   The movement of people from rural areas to cities, or urban areas.  
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metropolitan area   A city and all the suburbs and other population areas around it.  
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demographer   A geographer who studies human populations.  
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thematic map   A map with a specific theme or topic, such as population, culture, or history.  
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population density   The average number of people living on a square unit of land.  
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ethnic group   A cultural group of people who share beliefs and practices learned from relatives and ancestors.  
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cultural diversity   The mixture of different ethnic groups within the same country.  
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parallel time line   A grouping of time lines that display different types of information for the same period of time.  
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democracy   A governing system in which a country's people elect their leaders and rule by majority  
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monarchy   The system of government in which a king or a queen rules.  
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oligarchy   A system in which a small group that is not elected controls the government.  
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dictatorship   A governing system in which one person rules with absolute authority. Authority in a dictatorship is not inherited as in a monarchy.  
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empire   A conquered land of many people and places governed by one ruler.  
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colony   An area of land ruled by a government in another land.  
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heraldry   The system of colors, patterns, and picture symbols that knights used during the Middle Ages in Europe.  
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drought   A period when little or no rain falls.  
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cultural borrowing   The taking of culture traits from one culture for use in another.  
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free enterprise   An economic system in which people choose what to make, sell, or buy, without government control.  
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