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20 Cards in this Set
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The number of births per year for every 1,000 people
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Birthrate
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The number of deaths per year for every 1,000 deaths
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Deathrate
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Growth rate. The difference between the birth rate and the death rate
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Natural Increase
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The movement of people from place to place
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Migration
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Uses birthrates and death rates to show changes in the population trends of a country or region
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Demographic Transition
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The number of years it takes a population to double in size
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Doubling Time
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The pattern of human settlement
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Population Distribution
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The number of people living on a square mile or square kilometer of land
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Population Density
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The way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs
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Culture
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Large groups of languages having similar roots
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Language Families
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Made up of people who share a common language, history, place of orgin, or combination of these elements
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Ethnic Group
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Includes countriues that have certain traits
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Culture Region
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The process of spreading new knowledge from one culture to another
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Cultural Diffusion
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Early centers of civilization whose ideas and practices spread to surrounding areas
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Culture Hearths
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System of government gives all key powers to the national or central government
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Unitary System
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System of government divides the powers of government between the national government and state or provincial governments
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Federal System
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Developed a federal system after the thirteen colonies became independant from Great Britain
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United States
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Any system of government in which the power and authority to rule belong to a single individual
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Autocracy
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Another form of autocratic government. Has a king and a queen
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Monarchy
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Any system of government in which a small groups holds power
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Oligarchy
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