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20 Cards in this Set
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Culture
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the way of life of people who share similar customs or beliefs
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technology
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tools and skills that people need
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cultural landscape
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a landscape that has been changed by human beings and that reflects their culture
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social structure
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the ways in which people within a culture are organized into smaller groups
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nuclear family
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a family unit that includes a mother, father, and their children
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extended family
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a family unit that may include parents, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and other relatives
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economy
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a system for producing, distributing, consuming and owning goods, services, and wealth
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producer
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a person who makes products that are used by other people
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goods
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products that are made to be sold
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services
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work done or duties performed for other people
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capitalism
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an economic system in which people and private companies own both basic and nonbasic business and industries
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socialism
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an economic system in which the government owns most basic industries and nonbasic industries are privately owned
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government
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the system that establishes and enforces the laws and institutions of society
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constitution
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a set of laws that defines and limits a governmets power
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representative democracy
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a system of government in which people elect representatives to run the country
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dictator
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a ruler who has complete power over a country
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cultural difusion
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the movement od customs and ideas from one culture to another
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acculturation
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the process of accepting, borrowing, and exchanging ideas and traits among cultures
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cultural diffusion
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the movement of customs and ideas
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acculturation
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the process of accepting, borrowing, and exchanging ideas
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