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Ch 4 Study Guide Flashcards

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What is a society

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A group that shares a geographical region a sense of identity and a culture

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What is culture

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The total knowledge attitudes and behaviors shared by and passed on by the members

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What is an ethnic group

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A group that shares language customs and a common heritage

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What is an individual

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One person

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What is a family

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When two individuals have children

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What is a clan

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Groups of families that share language and religion

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What is a tribe

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Clans group together because of similar world views

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What is an innovation

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Taking existing technology and resources and creating something new

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What is diffusion

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The spread of ideas inventions or patterns of behavior

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What is a dialect

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Changes in a speech pattern

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What is a monotheistic religion

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A religion that believes in one God

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What is a polytheistic religion

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A religion that believes in many gods

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What is birth rate

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The number of births per thousand

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What is mortality rate

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The number of deaths per thousand

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where does two thirds of the worlds population reside

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Between 20° north and 60° north

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What is migration

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The movement from one place to another

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What is carrying capacity

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The number of organisms a certain piece of land can hold

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What do we call a political entity

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States

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What do we call a group of people who share a culture and land

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A nation

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Who holds power in a democracy

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Citizens

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Who holds the power in a Monarchy

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The ruling family

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Who holds power in a dictatorship

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An individual or group

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Describe communism

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All power resides with the government
Combines politics and economics
An example is China

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What are two types of boundaries

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Natural-based on physical features

Artificial-boundaries created by people

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What is a metropolitan area

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A central city and its suburbs combine to create this

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What is urbanization

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The trend of leaving rural areas in favor of urban settings

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What is a residential area

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A housing area

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What is an industrial area

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Areas reserved for manufacturing goods

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What are the three types of resources

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Renewable
Nonrenewable
Inexhaustible energy sources

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What is GNP

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Gross national product is the total value of goods and services produced by a country in one year

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What is GDP

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Gross domestic product is the total value of products produced within a country

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