Chapter 1-Geography

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Autonomy

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The condition or quality of being autonomous; independence. Self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

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capital

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a. Wealth in the form of money or property, used or accumulated in a business by a person, partnership, or corporation.
b. Material wealth used or available for use in the production of more wealth.
c. Human resources considered in terms of their contributions to an economy:

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colonialism

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A policy by which a nation maintains or extends its control over foreign dependencies.

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Postcolonialism

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Postcolonialism deals with the cultural identity matters of colonised societies: the dilemmas of developing a national identity after colonial rule

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Culture

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generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significant importance. Different definitions of "culture" reflect different theoretical bases for understanding, or criteria for evaluating, human activity.

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demography

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is the statistical study of all populations. It can be a general science that can be applied to any kind of dynamic population, that is, one that changes over time or space
It encompasses the study of the size, structure and distribution of populations, and spatial and/or temporal changes in them in response to birth, death, migration and aging.

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economy

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is the system of human activities related to the production, distribution, exchange, and consumption of goods and services of a country or other area.

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free trade

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is a market model in which trade in goods and services between or within countries flow unhindered by government-imposed restrictions. Restrictions to trade include taxes and other legislation, such as tariff and non-tariff trade barriers.

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globalization

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can be defined as the worldwide integration of economic, cultural, political, religious, and social systems
is the convergence of prices, products, wages, rates of interest and profits towards developed country norms

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nation

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is a form of cultural or social community.

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race

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refers to the concept of dividing people into populations or groups on the basis of various sets of characteristics and beliefs about common ancestry.[1] The most widely used human racial categories are based on visible traits (especially skin color, facial features and hair texture), and self-identification

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ethnicity

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[T]hose human groups that entertain a subjective belief in their common descent because of similarities of physical type or of customs or both, or because of memories of colonization and migration; this belief must be important for group formation; furthermore it does not matter whether an objective blood relationship exists.[6]