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20 Cards in this Set
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culture |
way of life of a group of people who share the samilar beliefs and customs. |
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ethnic group |
people who share a common history, language, religion, physical characteristics. |
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dialect |
local form of language that differs from the main language in pronounciation or the meaning of the words. |
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democracy |
government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens. |
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cultural diffusion |
the process of spreading new knowledge and skills to other culture. |
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civilization |
a highly developed culture. |
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death rate |
number of people out of every 1000 who die in a year. |
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birthrate |
number of children born each year for every 1000 people. |
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urbanization |
movement to cities. |
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emigrate |
to move to another country. |
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refugee |
person who flees to another country to escape persection or disaster. |
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natural resources |
product of the earth that people use to meet their needs. |
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renewable resources |
natural resource that cannot be used up or can be replaced naturaly or grown. |
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economic system |
system that sets rules for how people decide what goods and services to produce and how they are exchanged. |
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export |
to trade goods to other countries. |
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import |
to buy good from another country. |
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quota |
number limit on how many items of a particular product can be imported from a particular country. |
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developed country |
country in which a great deal of manufacturing is carries out. |
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rights |
benefits and protectoins guaranteed by law. |
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globalization |
development of a world culture and an interpendent world economy. |
