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32 Cards in this Set
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Sovereignty
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freedom from outside control
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Urbanization
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growth of city populations
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culture hearth
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area where cultural ideas begin and spread from
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federation
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power is shared b/w national govt. and smaller entities
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authoritarian
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leaders hold almost all of the power
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immigrant
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someone who moves into a country
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birth rate
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# of live births each year per 1,000 people
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culture
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beliefs and actions that define a group of people
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emigrant
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person who leaves a country
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cultural divergence
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restriction of a culture from outside influence
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market economy
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means of production are privately owned for profit
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unitary system
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central government makes laws for an entire nation
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dictatorship
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government where leader keeps power by military force
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rural
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countryside
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death rate
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# of deaths in a year per 1,000 people
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traditional economy
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families produce goods for their own use
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monarchy
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authoritarian govt. in which leadership is hereditary
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command economy
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economy in which the state makes economic decisions
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totalitarianism
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govt. when the state controls all aspects of society
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confederation
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a loose grouping of separate states
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nonmaterial culture
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religion and language are examples of___
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mixed economy
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free market and govt. jointly make economic decisions
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world population
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has grown rapidly since the 1950s
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Sunni Islam
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is more common than Shiite Islam
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Roman Catholicism
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is the most common religion in South America
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Hinduism
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is primarily practiced in Asia
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a country must have...
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a clearly defined territory, people and sovereign govt.
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sovereignty
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freedom from outside control
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diffusion
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when traits move from one culture to another
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population density
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number of people per square mile
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democracy
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people choose their leaders and determine policies
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religion and language
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examples of nonmaterial culture
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