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culture terms and definitions
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Geography
6th Grade
10/25/2010

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Term
culture
Definition

the way of life

of a group of people

who share similar

beliefs and customs

Term
agriculture
Definition
farming
Term
social structure
Definition
a way of organizing people into smaller groups
Term
matriarchy
Definition

women make

most of the decisions

Term
patriarchy
Definition

men make

most of the decisions

Term
economy
Definition

a system for producing,

distributing, and

consuming

good and services

Term
producers
Definition
owners and workers
Term
goods
Definition
products
Term
services
Definition

producers

perform these

for other people

Term
consumers
Definition

people who buy and use

goods and services

Term
capitalism
Definition

most basic and non-basic businesses are

privately owned

Term
socialism
Definition

the government owns

most basic industries

Term
communism
Definition
the government owns all basic and non-basic industries
Term
monarchy
Definition

a king or queen

rules the government

and the throne

is inherited at birth

Term
constitution
Definition

a set of laws

that define and limit

the government's power

Term
representative democracy
Definition

citizens elect representatives

to run the country's affairs

Term
dictatorship
Definition

a government

whose leader has

almost total power

over an entire country

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