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46 Cards in this Set
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People only make enough for themselves - subsistenceMoney is NOT used, only trading “bartering |
TRADITIONAL ECONOMY
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A type of economic system in which production of goods and services is determined by the DEMAND from CONSUMERS
Production of GOODS & SERVICES is done to make a PROFIT
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FREE ENTERPRISE
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Government PARTIALLY or COMPLETELY OWNS key parts of the economy (large industries, like energy or manufacturing), but PRIVATE BUSINESSES are also a major part of the economy
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SOCIALIST ECONOMY
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Economicsystem where the CENTRALGOVERNMENTmakes ALLdecisions about PRODUCTION ofgoods & services and SETSPRICES
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COMMUNIST ECONOMY
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maintain their traditional form of decision making over modern, centralized forms of government.
• Keeps decision-making local • Emphasizes clan/kinship ties • Often rejects of modern government
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Tribal government |
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a government run or overseen by religious leaders.
• Religious leaders claim to act on behalf of God to run the government • Religious leaders’ decisions outweigh those made by elected officials • There’s no separation of church (religion) and state (government). |
Theocracy government |
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ordinary citizens of a country hold all the power and control the government by using free and fair elections.
citizens decide on government issues directly by voting The government’s power comes from the people |
democracy government |
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a form of government where a single person rules and leadership follows family bloodlines. |
monarchacy government |
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a form of government in which one person or political party rules with few limits on their power
Ruled by one person (or political party) Power is usually taken by force Citizens have no rights |
dictatorship government |
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simply a government without a king or queen(monarchy), in which the citizens have some voice in their government. |
Republic government |
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governments completely control all aspects of citizens’ public and private lives.
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TOTALITARIAN government
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Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared and passed on by a group
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Culture |
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where innovations, ideas, materials and technology begin
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Culture Hearth |
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usmallersociety adopts the culture of a majority group
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Assimilation
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society accepts or adopts an innovation
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Acculturation
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Average number of people living in an area |
Population Density |
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Factors that encourage people to leave an area |
push factor |
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Factor that encourage or bring people to an area |
pull factor |
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people who leave their homeland due to political unrest |
refugees |
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just counts birth and deaths not migration birth-rate and death rate are equal, zero growth |
natural increase |
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A model based on change that occurred in the population of many countries as the industrialized |
demographic transition |
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what are the stages of demoraphic transition |
stage 1: Birth rate and death rate are high stage 2: Death rates begin to fall but birth rate remains high stage 3: Birth rates and death rates are low |
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an economic system in which economic decisions and the pricing of goods and services are guided solely by the aggregate interactions of a country's individual citizens and businesses. supply and demand |
market economy |
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a mix between socialism and capitalism. It is a hodgepodge of freedoms and regulations, constantly changing because of the lack of principles involved.
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mixed economy |
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an economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government.
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command economy
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uses natural resources directly Ex: farming and mining |
Primary economy |
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uses raw materials/natural resources to make something new ex: processing wheat into flour and bread |
secondary economy |
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Provides services to people and business ex: bakery, car dealership, teacher, banker |
Tertiary economy |
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what is the statistical study of humans population called |
demography |
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the number of infants that don't service their first year of life |
Mortality rate |
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number of births each year for every 1000 people living in a place |
Birthrate |
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number of deaths each year for every 1000 people |
death rate |
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a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different.
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lingua franca |
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movement from one part to another |
migration |
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Monotheistic – one GodJews are the chosen people of God, must follow his laws. Jerusalem/Israel are holy lands.
Where – IsraelHoly Books - Torah, and Talmud
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Judiasm |
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Jesus Christ is the son of GodDeath and resurrectionCame to redeem mankind from sin.
10 commandments, Sabbath Day, Communion, The cross, origin is israel prophet is jesus of Nazareth |
Christianity |
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There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of GodQuran is word of God. Muslims must perform the “Five Pillars of Faith”.
Holy Books – Quran and the Hadith Prophet: Mohammed
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Islam |
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PolytheisticReincarnation and Karma – cause and effectUltimate goal – oneness with “Brahman” (God, Reality) Where – IndiaHoly Books – Vedas, Bhagavad-Gita Who – Ancient priests of India |
Hinduism |
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Life is suffering, caused by wanting things, caused by ignorance.Reincarnation and karma“8-fold Path” allows escape to Nirvana
Where – Northern IndiaHoly Books - Tripitaka Who – Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha |
Buddhism |
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emphasized the importance of eduction and learning followers celebrate birthday as teenagers day life after death reverence for parents |
confucianism |
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when information about a new idea or innovation spreads throughout a society |
Expansion Diffusion |
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This happens when people move to new places and take their culture with them |
Relocation Diffusion |
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When cultural traits spread from places of greater size and influence to smaller places |
Hierarchical diffusion |
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all the new technology has created a new world we live in. thes innovations are spreading culture traits |
Globalization |
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Following long term practices and oppsing many modern technologies and ideas |
Traditionalism |
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a form of a religion, especially Islam or Protestant Christianity, that upholds belief in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture.
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fundamentalism
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