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population
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the people living in a particular region
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population distribution
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how a population is spread over an area
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demographer
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a scientist who studes human populations, including their size, growth, density distribution, rates of births, marraiges and eaths
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population density
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the avereage number of people living in an area
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birthrate
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the number of live births each year per 1000 people
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migration
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a movement from place to place
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immigrant
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a person who moves to a new country in order to settle there
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'push-pull' theory
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a theor of migration that says people migrate because certain things in their lives push them to leave and certain things in a new place pull them
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urbanization
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the movement of populations toward cities and the resulting city growth
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rural area
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an area with low population density such as a village or a countryside
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urban area
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an area with high population density; a city or town
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culture
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language, religious beliefs, values, customs shared by a group of people
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cultural trait
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a behavioural characteristic of a people, such as a language, skill, or custom passed from one generation to another
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culture region
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an area in which people share the same cultural traits
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technology
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tools and the skills that people need to use them
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cultural landscape
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a landscape that has been changed by human beings and that reflects their culture
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institution
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an important practice, relationship, or organization in a society or culture
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social structure
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the relationships within a society that form a basis for interaction among members of that society
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nuclear family
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a family that includes a mother, father, and their children
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extended family
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a family unit that may include parents, children, grandparents, aunts, , etc. often living with or near each other
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ethics
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the standards or code of moral behavior that distinguishes between right and wrong for a particular person
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economy
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the ways that goods and services are produced anbd made avaiable to people
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producer
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a person who makes products that are used by other people
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goods
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products that are made to be sold; cars, etc
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services
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work done or duties performed for other people, such as the sork of a doctor
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consumer
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a person who buys goods and services
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primary industry
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the part of the economy that produces raw materials; ex agriculture, fishing
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secondary industry
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manufacturing businneses that take materials from primary industries and other secondary industries to make them into goods
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tertiary industry
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service activites such as banking, transportation, health care
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quaternary industry
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information technologies including industries that provide internet services, computer software, cable, and etc.
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traditional economy
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an economy in which producing, buying, and selling goods operates by the customs, traditions, and habits of the group
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market economy
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an economy in which most businesses are privetly owned
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capitalism
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an economic system in which people and privetely owned companies own both basic and nonbasic bussines and industries
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free enterprise
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an economic system in which individuals can start and run their own businesses
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command economy
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an economy in which economic decisions are made by the government
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government
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the system that establishes and enforces the laws and institutions of a society
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direct democracy
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a system of government in which the people participate directly in decision making
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monarchy
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a system of authoritarian government headed by a monarch, usually a king or queen
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constitution
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a statement of a country's basic laws and values
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representative government
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a system of government in which the people elect representatives to run the affairs of the country
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dictatorship
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a government in which one person, a dictator governs
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