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| the number of live births each year per 1,000 people |
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| an economic system that is controled by a single central government. |
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| The contact and interaction of one culture with another |
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| cultural convergence (example: America, they exchange things and interact.) |
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| the restriction of a culture from outside influences |
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| cultural divergence (ex. North Korea - totalitarian (divided) |
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| the way of life that distinguishes a people, for example, government, language, religion, customs, and beliefs. |
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| a system of government in which the people are invested with the power to choose the leaders and determine government policy. |
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| a system of government in which absolute power is held by a small group or one person. |
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| a government structure in which some powers are are given to the national government and other powers are reserved for more local government. |
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| an economic system in which decisions about production, price, and other economic factors are determined by the law of supply and demand. |
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| a system of authoritarian government headed by a monarch - a king, queen, shah, or sultan - whose position is usually inherited. |
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| the average number of people living in a given area. |
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| of, or characteristic of, the country-side. |
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| a country's freedom and power to decide on policies and actions |
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| a system of government in which a central authority controls all aspects of society. |
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| an economic system in which families produce goods and services for their own use, with little surplus and exchange of goods; also known as a subsitence economy. |
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| a system of government in which are central government holds most of the political power. |
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| unitary system (examples: monarchy, authoritarian, dictatorship, totalitarianism) |
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| the growth of city populations. |
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| Starts with family, crops for family and maybe village, little surplus and little for trade. Little $= subsitent living. An example of an underdeveloped country is ___________. |
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| Traditional economy (no government) |
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| Starts with government, they own who receive the money, operate who works at a business, and determine how much is made in business production. Examples are monarchy, totalitarian, and authoritarian. An example of a developed country is a _____________ economy. |
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| Command economy, (Examples are the Soviet Union, North Korea, and Cuba.) |
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Starts with the Laws ofÂ
Supply and Demand, branches off into consumers and private enterprise (business). Determines prices and production, and is called Government Regulation. An example of a developed and developing countries is the __________ economy. |
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| Market economy (there are many choices in the market economy). |
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| More than _____ _________ people live on the earth, and in some areas the population density, or average number of people who live in a square mile or square kilometer, is very high. |
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| Only a ____ _______ of the earth's surface is suitable for human habitation. |
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| People have ____ to different environments, and at the same time human activity has _________ the earth's physical landscape. |
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| ____________ is the cornerstone of culture and reflects a culture's identity. |
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| Religion helps people understand basic questions about the ________ of life, and religious belieds _____ from culture to culture. |
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| Every culture has a way of organizing its _________ and most have social classes that ______ people in order of status. |
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| Modern technology, such as improved ______ _______ and increased food production, has enabled people to live much longer, but it poses a special problem for ______ countries. |
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| Some demographers predict population growth will bring _________, _________, and _________ ________, but others predict that levels of techonology and creativity will increase. (over population) |
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| famine, disease, resource depletion |
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| Population is affected by the number of __________ and emigrants. |
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| Many people live in ________ areas, and the process of growth of city populations, or ___________, is going on throughout the world. |
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| metropolitan, urbanization |
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| in many cultures, social mobility is _________, and limits are often imposed upon women and ethnic or religious minorities. |
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| ___________ is the process by which a cultural element is transmitted from one group to another. |
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| Each country has four specific characteristics: (what makes up a country) |
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1. borders
2. sovereignty
3. population
4. government |
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| _____________ is the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies and provides for its common needs. |
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| a beginning place, where a culture begins |
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man's attempt to explain the meaning of life.
-monotheistic - one God (Muslim, Christianity)
-polytheistic - many gods |
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| the conerstone of culture, cannot pass on culture without ___________. |
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| a group of people who think alike. family is the most important __________ ____________. some _______ ________ punish others, examples are women being persecuted, minorities, etc. are persecuted. |
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| a small-scale manufacturing operation using little technology, often located in or near people's homes. |
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| a country that exports more than they import is called a ________ country. |
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| higher standards of living, higher levels of education/health care, more transportation |
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| developed country (industrial society) |
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| lack adequate industries/modern technology/depend on developed countries for goods. |
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| show evidence of political, economic and social progress. lack economic developement of a developed country. |
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