Geography Unit 2 Flashcards
Coup De Ta
The sudden overthrow of a government by a usually small group of people
Cultural Diffusion
spread of cultural items
Demographics
statistical data relating to the population and certain groups within it
Acculturation
when one group of people adopt the culture traits of another culture
Capitalism
economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
Immigration
moving from place to place and becoming a naturalized citizen
Nationalism
term that is generally used to describe either the attachment of a person to a particular nation, or a political action by such a group to achieve statehood
Laissez-Faire
a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course, without interfering.
Karl Marx
a philosopher and economist famous for his ideas about capitalism and communism.
Emigration
the act of leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another
Communism
All property is publicly owned. everyone works and everyone is payed based on their abilities and needs.
Literacy rate
The percentage of a country’s people who can read and write.
Democracy
a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
Innovation
the action or process of innovating.
Population Density
a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume
Mixed Economy
an economic system combining private and public enterprise.
Communist Manifesto
an 1848 political pamphlet by German philosophers
Urbanization
The state of being or becoming a community with urban characteristics.
Suburban Zone
The suburban zone is the site of suburbs, satellite cities, certain industrial enterprises, airports, railroad stations, and ports, as well as the city’s system of water supply, antipollution installations, warehouses, and trading depots.
Sunbelt Region
a region of the United States generally considered to stretch across the Southeast and Southwest.
Developing Nation
A nation where the average income is much lower than in industrial nations, where the economy relies on a few export crops, and where farming is conducted by primitive methods.
Interstate Highway System
a network of controlled-access highways that forms a part of the National Highway System
Demographer
Demographers study subjects such as the geographical distribution of people, birth and death rates, etc. in order to identify the influences on population development
Administration
the process or activity of running a business, organization, etc.
Census
the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population.
classless society
a society in which no one is born into a social class.
site
The site of a settlement is the land upon which it was built.
Culture
the behaviors and belied characteristics of a particular group
Agriculture
the science, art, or occupation concerned with cultivating land, raising crops, and feeding, breeding, and raising livestock;
of squared miles in a township
36
Section of township reserved for schools
16
of acres in a section of a township
1 acre
gross national product
the total value of goods produced and services provided by a country during one year, equal to the gross domestic produc
Land Ordinance of 1785
It set up a standardized system whereby settlers could purchase title to farmland in the undeveloped west.
Mikhail Gorbachev
last leader of the soviet union
Decennial Census
Measure of the population every ten years
developed nation
a sovereign state that has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure
perestroika
the policy or practice of restructuring or reforming the economic and political system.
glastnost
the policy or practice of more open consultative government and wider dissemination of information, initiated by leader Mikhail Gorbachev from 1985.
