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22 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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Cultural diffusion |
The process of spreading new knowledge and skills to other cultures. |
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Civilizations |
Highly developed cultures. |
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Culture region |
Different countries that have cultural traits in common. |
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Death rate |
Number of people out of every 1,000 who die in a year. |
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Birth rate |
Number of children born each year for every 1,000 people. |
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Famine |
Lack of food. |
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Population density |
Average number of people living in a square mile or square kilometer. |
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Urbanization |
Movement to cities. |
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Refugee |
Person who flees or escapes to another country to escape persecution or disaster. |
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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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Natural resource |
Product of the earth that people use to meet their needs. |
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Free trade |
Removing trade barriers so that goods flow freely among countries. |
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Export |
To trade goods to other countries. |
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Import |
To buy goods from another country. |
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Developed country |
Country in which a great deal of manufacturing is carried out. |
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Developing country |
Country that is working towards industrialization. |
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Interdependence |
Dependence of countries on one another for goods, raw materials to make goods, and markets in which to sell goods. |
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Globalization |
Development of a world culture and interdependent world economy. |
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Tariff |
Tax added to the value of goods that are imported. |
