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standard of living
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a way of life that is accepted as a model
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economic indicators
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series of statisics used to predict future economic activity
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statistics
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the branch of math used to deal with the collection,organization,analysis, and interpretation of numerical data
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gross domestic
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total value of all goods and services produced by a country in a year
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per capita
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per person
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per capita GDP
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total value of goods and services divided by a nation's population
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developed
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a nation having high industrialization and a high standard of living
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developing
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a nation having high industry and a low standard of living
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literacy rate
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the percent of who can read and write
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life expectancy
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the age people are expected to live
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infant mortality rate
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the number of babies who die for every 1,000 who are born
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poverty line
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minimum income level, below which a person is said to be in poverty
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malnutrition
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a lack of healthy foods in the diet
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unemployment rate
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percent of the work force that is without a job
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human development index
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a way of rating nations ona scale of 0-1.0 (the closer to 1.0 the better) the score is based on literacy rate, life expectancy and per capita GDP together
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hypothesis
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a reasonable guess.... must be reasearched and backed up by facts
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subsistence farming
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farming able to survive
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commercial farming
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raising crops to sell to others for profit
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arable land
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land which is good for farming
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agriculture
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farming
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industry
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making of products to sell to others
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technology
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use of scientific knowledge to improve life
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urban
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city
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suburban
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in-between city and country, "towns"
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rural
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country
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population
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total number of people living in a nation or region
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population density
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how closely "packed" the people are, how many people living per square mile
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overpopulation
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too many people in one area
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refugee
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a person who flees for safety
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