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Unit 2 VOCAB Flashcards

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Culture

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People who share beliefs

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Society

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People living in the same region

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Ethnic group

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People who share a common ancestor, culture background

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Malterial culture

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Physical part of culture

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Innovation

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Take technology and create new

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Diffusion

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Culture spread

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Culture hearth

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Were ideas and technology diffuses from

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Acculturation

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Society adapts to that religion/beliefs

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Monotheistic

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Believes in one god

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Polytheistic

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Multiple gods

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Secular

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No religion, spiritual base

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Fertility rate

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How many children would have been born

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Population pyramid

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If it looks like a pyramid that’s not good

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Demographic Transition

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Shows high birthrate to death rates as country

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State

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Independent country

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Nation

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Culture same boundary

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Stateless nation

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Ethnic group, dose not posses a state

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Democracy

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Who population elects

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Monarchy

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Form of gov with a leader figure

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Dictatorship

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1 person who was control

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Communism

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System were goods are owned common and are available to all, you get what you worked for

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Cites

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Large town

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Suburbs

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Area around cities

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Exurbs

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Small town, large land

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Metropolitan area

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Serval metroplex areas are growing together

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Urbanization

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Growth of people moving to cities

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CBD

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Commercial Business District in city

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Economic system

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Distribution of resources

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Traditional economy

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When traditions, beliefs, and customs are used in economy

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Subsistence economy

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Farming for food

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Command economy

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Determined by government

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Market economy/capitalism

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Controlled by private owners for profit

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Mixed economy

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Combining private and public enterprises

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Infrastructure

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Basic physical organization and facilities

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Per capital income

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Measured average income

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Gross domestic product

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Total values of goods produced in a country per year

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Gross national product

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Total goods per year

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