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22 Cards in this Set
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the way of life that distinguishes a people, for example: government, language, religion, customs, & beliefs
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culture
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the average number of people living in a givin area
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population density
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the number of live births each year per 1,000 people
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birthrate
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a perso who leaves a country to live elsewhere
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emigrant
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a person who moves into a country
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immigrant
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the growth of city population
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urbanization
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of or characteristic of the countryside
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rural
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a place in which important ideas begin & thereafter spread to surrounding cultures
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culural hearth
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the contact & interaction of one culture with another
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cultural convergence
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the process by which a culture from outside influences
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diffusion
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the restriction of a culture from outside influences
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cultural divergence
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more than _____ people live on earth
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6 billion
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some demographers predict population growth will bring ____, _____, & _____, but others predict that levels of technology & creativity will increase.
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famine, disease, & resource depletion
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_____ is reflected in material ways such as food, clothing, & architecture, & in nonmaterial ways such as language & government
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culture
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_____ is the cornerstone of culture & reflects a culture identity
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language
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_____ helps people understand basic questions about the meaning of life
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religion
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cultures change by both _____ & _____ influences
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internal & external
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_____ is the institution through which a society makes & enforces its public policies & provides for its common needs
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government
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a ______ is a government in which power is concentrated in few people
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dictatorship
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______ is the most extreme form of dictatorship
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totalitarianism
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the most common form of authoritarian government is _____
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monarchy
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a mixed economy, like socialism, includes elements of _____ & ______ economies
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market & command
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