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geography
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study of where people, places, and things are located and how they relate to each other.
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location
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position on the earth's surface
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latitude
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measure distances north or south of equator
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longitude
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measures distances east or west of the prime meridian
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exports
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goods sent to markets outside of a country
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imports
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goods brought into a country
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interdependence
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dependence of countries on goods, resources, and knowledge from other parts of the world
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map projections
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ways of showing the curved Earth on a flat surface
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topography
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physical features of a place or region
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vegetation
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plant life of a place or region
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mountains
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high, steep, rugged land that rises above the surrounding land.
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elevation
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height above sea level
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hills
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areas of raised lands
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plains
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large areas of fairly level or gently rolling land
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plateaus
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large areas of high, flat or gently rolling land
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climate
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average weather a place has over a period of 20-30 years.
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culture
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all the things that make up a people's entire way of life
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nuclear family
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includes a wife, a husband, and their children
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extended family
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has several generations living in a house
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monotheism
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belief in one god
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polytheism
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belief in many gods
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democracy
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people have supreme power
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republic
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peopel chose the leaders who represent them
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dictatorship
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ruler or group holds power by force
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technology
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refers to the skills and tools a people use
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diffusion
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movement of customs or ideas from one place to another
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subculture
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group of people within a society who share certain beliefs, vaules, and customs
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ethnocentrism
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people who judge other cultures by the standards of their own culture
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racism
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belief that one racial group is naturally superior
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nomads
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Member of a hunting people who travel from place to place to find food.
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civilization
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highly organized group of people with their own language and ways of living
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archaeologists
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are scientists who study the objects left by early people
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artisans
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skilled craftworkers
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capital
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money that can be invested in business ventures for the purpose of making a profit
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entrepreneurs
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People who risked their money to set up businesses in order to make a profit.
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urbanization
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growth of cities
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imperialism
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control by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region.
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nationalism
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pride in and loyalty to one's country
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westernization
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adoption of western culture
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cash crops
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crops that could be sold on the world market
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modernization
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Changes in a government that enable it to set up a stable government and produce a high level of goods and services.
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tariff
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tax on imported goods
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privatization
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Sells state-owned industries to prive investors.
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literacy
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ability to read and write
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population density
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average number of people living in an area of a specific size
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