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Chapter 5
Vocabulary
31
Geography
6th Grade
07/08/2008

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Culture
Definition
A learned system of shared beliefs and ways of doing things that guide a person’s daily behavior. P75
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Culture region
Definition
Area of the world in which people share certain culture traits. P75
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Culture traits
Definition
Elements of culture. P75
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Ethnic groups
Definition
Cultural groups of people who share learned beliefs and practices. P75
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Multicultural
Definition
A mixture of different cultures within the same country or community. P754
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Race
Definition
A group of people who share inherited physical or biological traits. P75
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Acculturation
Definition
The process of cultural changes that result from long-term contact with another society. P77
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Symbol
Definition
A word, shape, color, flag, or other sign that stands for something else. P77
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Domestication
Definition
The growing of a plant or taming of an animal by a people for their own use. P79
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Subsistence agriculture
Definition
A type of farming in which farmers grow just enough food to provide for themselves and their own families. P80
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Commercial agriculture
Definition
A style of farming in which farmers produce food for sale. P80
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Civilization
Definition
A highly complex culture with growing cities and economic activity. P80
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Primary industries
Definition
Economic activities that directly involve natural resources or raw materials such as farming and mining. P83
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Secondary industries
Definition
Economic activities that change raw materials created by primary industries into finished products. P83
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Tertiary industries
Definition
Economic activities that handle goods that are ready to be sold to consumers. P84
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Quaternary industries
Definition
Economic activities that include specialized skills or knowledge and work mostly with information. P84
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Gross national product
Definition
The value of all goods and services that a country produces in one year within or outside the country. P84
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Gross domestic product
Definition
The value of all goods and services produced within a country. P84
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Developed countries
Definition
Industrialized countries that have strong secondary, tertiary, and quaternary industries. P84
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Developing countries
Definition
Countries in different stages of moving toward development. P84
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Free enterprise
Definition
An economic system in which people not government, decide what to make, sell, or buy. P85
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Factors of production
Definition
The natural resources, money, labor, and entrepreneurs needed for business operation. P85
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Entrepreneurs
Definition
People who use their money and talents to start a business. P85
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Market economy
Definition
An economy in which consumers help determine what is to be produced by buying or not buying certain goods and services. P85
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Command economy
Definition
An economy in which the government owns most of the industries and makes most of the economic decisions. P85
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Traditional economy
Definition
Economy based on custom and tradition.. P85
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Democracy
Definition
A political system in which a country’s people elect their leaders and rule by majority. P86
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Unlimited government
Definition
Governments that have total control over their citizens. P86
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Limited government
Definition
Government in which government leaders are held accountable by citizens through their constitutions and democratic processes. P86
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Scarcity
Definition
Situation that occurs when demand is greater than supply. P87
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Carrying capacity
Definition
The maximum number of a species that cam be supported by an area. P89
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