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Demography
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The science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc.
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Death Rate
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The number of deaths per unit, usually 1000, of population in a given place and time.
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Culture Hearth
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It is any place where certain related changes in land-use appeared due to human domestication of plants and animals.
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E/immigrant
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A person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence.
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Urbanization
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To make or cause to become urban, as a locality.
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Birthrate
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The proportion of births to the total population in a place in a given time, usually expressed as a quantity per 1000 of population.
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Diffusion
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Act of diffusing; state of being diffused.
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Population Density
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The number of people living per unit of an area.
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Socialism
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Ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc.
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Capitalism
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Ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations, etc.
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Totalitarianism
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The practices and principles of a totalitarian regime.
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Communism
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A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.
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Monarchy
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A state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch.
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Constitutional Monarchy
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It is a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a written or blended constitution.
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Unitary System
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It is a sovereign state governed as one single unit in which the central government is supreme and any administrative divisions exercise only powers that the central government chooses to delegate.
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Confederation
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The act of confederating.
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Dictatorship
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A country, government, or the form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator.
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Sovereignty
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The status, dominion, power, or authority of a sovereign; royalty.
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