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26 Cards in this Set
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people that occupy a territory
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population
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freedom and power to decide on politics and actions
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soverignty
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size-historically measure of countries pried; shape- compact nation not seperated by large bodies of water or territory
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clearly defined terrirory
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democracy, monarchy, constitutional monarchy, dictatorship, communism
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government
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where money comes from production and exchange of goods and services
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economy
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country must be recognized officialy to be considered a country
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recognition
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can be replaced through natural processes
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renewable resources
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cannot be replaced once they have been removed from the ground
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nonrenewable
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are the result of solar or planetary processes and are unlimited in quantity
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inexhaustible
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involve gathering raw materials for immediate use or to use in the making of a final product
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primary
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involve adding value to materials by changing their form
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secondary
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involve providing business or professional services
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tertiary
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provide infomration,managment, and research services by high trained persons
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quaternary
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average amount of money earned by each person in a political unit
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per capita income
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total value of all goods and serviced produced by a country over a period of time
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gross national product
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total value of all goods and services within a country in a given period of time
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gross domestic product
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countries with high per capita income and varried economy, especially with quaternary activites
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developed country
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have a low GDP and limited development on any level of the economic activity
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developing country
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number of live births per thousand population
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birth rate
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the average number of people who live in a measurable area
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population density
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number of deaths among infants under age one per thousand live births
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infant morality rate
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avg. number of childern a woman of child bearing years could have in her lifetime
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fertility rate
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the difference between the morality rate and the birth rate
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rate of natural increase
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a graphic device that shows age and sex distirbutions of a population
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population pyramid
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number of organisms a piece of land can support
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carrying capacity
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number of deaths per thousand people
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morality rate
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