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Emigration

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To leave the country where they were born and move to another

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Dialect

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A local form of a language that may have a distinct vocabulary and pronunciation

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Ethnocentrism

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When people come to believe that their culture is better than others

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Fossil fuels

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Oil, natural gas, or coal, which are an important part of the worlds energy supply

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Interdependence

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Condition that exist when countries rely on each other for ideas, goods, services, and markets.

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Socialization

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The process by which people adjust their behavior to meet these rules

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Population density

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The average number of people living in a square mile or square kilometer

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Quota

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Number limit on how many items a certain product can be imported from a certain nation

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Refugees

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People who are forced to flee to another country to escape wars, persecution, or disasters

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Internal migration

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Moving from one place to another in the same country

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Tariff

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A tax

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Economy

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Products and wages

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Trade

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The removal of trade limits so that goods flow freely among countries

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Urbanization

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The growth of cities do to internal migration

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Push factor

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What causes someone to leave or migrate

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Pull factor

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What attracts them

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What percent of earth is water

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70%

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Developed country

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Had a mix of agriculture and a great deal of manufacturing

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Developing country

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Not as advanced as other countries

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Newly industrialized country

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Becoming more industrialized

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Market economy

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When the people make the decisions

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Command economy

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When the government makes the choices

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Dictatorship limited or unlimited power

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The leader or dictator leads by force. Has unlimited power

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Monarchy limited or unlimited power

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A government led by king or queen who inherits power by being born into the ruling family. Both limited and unlimited power

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Democracy limited or unlimited power

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When power is held by the people limited power

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Which country leads the world in the use of solar energy?

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China

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What is globalization

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The worldwide movement toward economic, financial, trade, and communications integration.

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