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36 Cards in this Set
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perspective
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different, point-of-view, how a person thinks of something
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culture
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social organization, government, language, customs and traditions, arts and literature, religion, economic systems.
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social organization
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how people work together and meet there basic needs. Their groups in society.
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customs
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social rules or things that should be followed
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traditions
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something a family or culture follow
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language
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communication in a culture
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arts and literature
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ideas from the human mind/imagination such as music, drawings, dancing etc
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religion
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a belief or pattern and tradition of faith
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government
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provides common needs that include helping keep the society in order and safe
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economic systems
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how people use limited resources to satisfy their wants and needs
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traditional economy
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hunter, gatherer, farmer, herd cattle
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market economy
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people buy and sell goods
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command economy
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government decides what is produced
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mixed
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individuals and the government make the decisions
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PEGS
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political, economic, geographical, social systems
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ideology
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your values and ideas
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ethnicity
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culture, race, original country, religion, ancestral heritage
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stereotyping
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judging someone by their looks, ethnicity/heritage, behavior, country or origin
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ethnocentrism
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your ethnicity is better than others
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cultural relativism
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accept other cultures and not judge them
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thesis statement
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describing what is going to be in the next paragraphs in a short intro and conclusion
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Standard of living
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Statistics about the person or country
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quality of life
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the standard of living plus the happiness: cannot be measured
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developing nation
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a country with a low standard of living, undeveloped industrial base, and moderate to low human development index
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developed nation
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high standard of living, developed industrial base, high in service, and industrial economies
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Human Development Index (HDI)
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measure of poverty, literacy, education, life expectancy, childbirth, etc
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GDP per capita
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GDP per person
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Demographics
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statistics about people
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population doubling time
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how much time it would talk the population to double
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population density
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how many people per square mile
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urban
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a denser population, a city, businesses, industries
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rural
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less populated, spread out, farming
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industrialization
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manufacuring ----> developed nations are industrialized
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infant mortality
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how many infant deaths happen per 1000 births
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life expectancy
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how many years a person is expected to live
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fertility rate
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how many children are born within a women's fertile time period
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