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20 Cards in this Set
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culture |
way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs. |
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ethnic group |
People who share a common history, language, religion, and physical characteristics. |
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dialect |
local form of a language that differs from the main language in pronunciation or the meaning of 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 cultures. |
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civilization |
highly developed cultures. |
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death rate |
number of people out of every 1,000 who die in a year. |
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birthrate |
number of children born each year for every 1,0000 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 persecution, or disaster. |
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natural resource |
Product of the earth that people use to meet their needs. |
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renewable resource |
Natural resource that cannot be used up, or can be replaced naturally, or grown again. |
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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 another country. |
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import |
to buy goods 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 carried out. |
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rights |
benefits, and protecton guaranteed by law. |
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globalization |
development of a world culture, and an interdependent world economy. |
