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The development of a worldwide culture with an interdependent economy |
Globalization |
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The process of spreading ideas, languages, or customs from one culture to another (example) Harry Potter |
Cultural diffusion |
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is an local form of a language that may have a distinct vocabulary and pronunciation |
Dialect |
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or highly developed cultures, in rivers or valleys found in present day Iraq, Egypt, India and China |
Civilization |
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or taxes to increase the price of imported goods |
Tariff |
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a leader uses the military to rule by force |
Dictatorship |
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is a limit on how many imports from a certain country |
Quota |
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refers to people within a country moving to another location within its borders |
Internal migration |
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the average number of people living in an square mile |
Population density |
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the growth of cities |
Urbanization |
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a limited form of power which is held by the people |
Democracy |
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They have to leave do to war, persecution, or disaster |
Refugees |
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Heating homes-oil, coal, and gas |
Fossil fuels |
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To leave the country where they were born |
Emigrating |
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move into a new country |
Immigrating |
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are unlimited and do not run out (examples) wind, water, forest |
Renewable resources |
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resources that can run out (examples) Oil, iron and oar |
Nonrenewable resources |
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is the number of children born each year per every 1,000 people |
Birthrate |
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is the average number of people dying each year per 1,000 people |
Death rate |
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How many people live on the Earth? |
more than 7 billion people |
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Why do most people on Earth live in East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe and Eastern North America? |
Fertile soil, mild climate and natural and water resources |
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What percentage of the Earth’s surface is land? |
%30 |
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Examples of pull factors/push factors. |
A push factor is a shortage of jobs, A pull factor is a job opportunities |
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4 types of economies |
traditional, mixed, market and command |
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What is NAFTA? |
North American Free Trade Agreement is an agreement through the US, Canada and Mexico and it allows free trade (examples) shirts |
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What is a challenge to rapid population growth? |
More services as in hospitals, school, shelter and water. |
