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20 Cards in this Set
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All functions are governed as one, unlike the seperation of branches in US governmnet
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Unitary
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Opposite of a unitary state, with a number of self governing states who answer to a central government
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Federation
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Individual political units keep their sovereign power and give limited power to a central governmnet
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Confederaton
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A system of governmnet where absolute power is help by one person or a small group of people
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Dictatorship
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A system of governmnet where the people are able to choose their leaders and determine government policy
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Democracy
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A system of authoratian government lead by a king or queen, their position is usually inherited
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Monarchy
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A system of governmnet where a system of goverenment controls all aspects of society
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Totalitarianism
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A system of government where the leadrs hold all political power
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Authoritarianism
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A process in which people adopt the practices of their neighbors
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Cultural diffusion
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The contact and interaction of one culture with another
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Cultural convergence
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The restriction of a culture from outside influences
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Cultural divergence
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A person who moves into a country
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Immigrant
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A person who leaves a country to live elsewhere
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Emigrant
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The growth of city populations
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Urbanization
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Another name for the countryside
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Rural
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A place in which important ideas begin and then spread to surrounding cultures
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Culture hearth
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The average number of people living in an area
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Population density
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The number of live births each year per 1000 people
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Birth rate
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The number of deaths each year per 1000 people
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Death rate
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A counries freedom and power to decide on policies and actions
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Sovereignty
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