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28 Cards in this Set
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culture
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A learned system of shared beliefs and ways of doing things that guide a person’s daily behavior
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culture region
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Area of the world in which people share certain culture traits
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culture traits
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Elements of culture such as dress
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ethnic groups
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Cultural groups of people who share learned beliefs and practices
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multicultural
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A mixture of different cultures within the same country or community
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race
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A group of people who share inherited physical or biological traits
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acculturation
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The process of cultural changes that result from long-term contact with another society
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symbol
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A word, shape, color, flag, or other sign that stands for something else
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ethnocentrism
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Seeing differences in another culture as inferior
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domestication
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The growing of a plant or taming of an animal by a people for their own use
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subsitnence farming
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A type of farming in which farmers grow just enough food to provide for themselves and their own families
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commercial farming
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A type of farming in which farmers produce food for sale
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civilation
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A highly complex culture with growing cities and economic activity
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developing countries
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Countries in different stages of moving toward development
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third-world countries
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Developing countries that lack economic opportunities
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free enterprise
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An economic system in which people, not government, decide what to make, sell, or buy
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market economy
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An economy in which consumers help determine what is to be produced by buying or not buying certain goods and services
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command economy
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An economy in which the government owns most of the industries and makes most of the economic decisions
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tradition based economy
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Exchange of goods or services based on custom and tradition
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mixed economy
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An exchange of goods and services based on at least two other types of economic systems
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one-crop economy
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Economy based on a single crop, such as bananas, sugarcane, or cacao
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literacy rate
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Percent of people who can read and write
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globalization
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Process in which connections around the world increase and cultures around the world share similar practices
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popular culture
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Widely shared beliefs, tastes, goals, and practices
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refugees
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People who flee to another country, usually for economic or political reasons
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famine
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A great shortage of food
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humanitarian aid
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Medicine, food, and shelter that international relief agencies give to people in need
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droughts
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Periods when little rain falls and crops are damaged
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