| Term | Definition |
|---|
| renewable resources | cannot be used up, can be replaced naturally |
| nonrenewable resources | cannot be replaced when it's all used up |
| export | send out |
| import | buy from another country, bring in |
| tariff | a tax added to the price of imported goods |
| quota | a limit to the # of product allowed into a country |
| free trade | trade that flows freely between countries without barriers (quotas, tariffs) |
| developed country | country that has a great deal of manufacturing |
| developing country | country that is working towards industrialization |
| specialization | when countries focous on tings that their resources allow them to do best |
| interdependance | idea that countries rely on each other to get what they need |
| globalization | development of a world culture and an interdependant economy |
| death rate | # of people out of every 1,000 who die in a year |
| birth rate | # of kids born each year for every 1,000 people |
| famine | lack of food |
| population density | average # of people per square mile |
| emigrate | to leave your home country |
| immigrate | to move to a new country |
| refugee | person who flees to another country to escape persecution or disaster |
| overpopulation | if an area doesn't have enough resources to meet the needs of the people who live there |
| culture | a way of life for people who share similar beliefs and customs |
| 8 traits | social groups, language, religion, daily life, history, arts, government, economy |
| trait # 1 | social groups |
| trait # 2 | language |
| trait # 3 | religion |
| trait # 4 | daily life |
| trait # 5 | history |
| trait # 6 | arts |
| trait # 7 | government |
| trait # 8 | economy |
| minority | the group in a country that is fewer in # than the majority and differs from them in some way |
| majority | the group in a country that is greater in # |
| majority | usually has the power in a country |
| economic group | poor, rich, middle-class |
| age group | young, old, middle-aged |
| gender group | male, female |
| dialects | different forms of the same language that have unique words, meanings, and pronounciations |
| major world religions | judaism, Christianity, islam, hinduism, buddhism, atheism |
| daily life | different food, cloths, and styles of architecture |
| 3 ways we remember history | successes, heros/heroines, dark times (tragety) |
| arts | dance, theatre, music, literature, painting, sculpting |
| government | the system of rules and laws that people use to run a country |
| dictatorship | government under the control of one all-powerful leader___usually by force |
| oligarchy | government with all it's power in the hands of a small elite group |
| monarchy | leaders of this government inherit the right to rule through birth |
| theocracy | government ruled by a certain reliogion; it's political leaders are also religious leaders |
| direct democracy | all citizens vote directly on issues |
| representitive democracy | people vote for representatives who lead the country and make laws |
| economy | system describing how people use goods and services to make a living |
| goods | solid things that are used or consumed, can be touched and seen |
| services | work done for others, usually for a prophet |
| cultural diffusion | exchange of goods and ideas between groups |
| trade, movement of people, war | major ways that cultures are influinced and changed |
| nomadic | moving from one place to another |
| agricultural revolution | people learned to grow their own food by planting seeds |
| industrial revolution | people learned to use machinery to drastically increase work propductivity |
| information revolution | computers, media, and high-tech tools allow people to acess vast amounts of information and send it instantly across the world |
| regions | areas that share similar characteristics |
| 8 major regions | united states and canada, latin america, europe, russia and the central asian republics, north africa and southwest asia, africa south of the sahara desert, asia, australia oceania antarctica |
| 8 major world regions | united states canada, latin america, europe, russia and cebtral asian republics, north africa and southwest asia, africa south of the sahara, asia, oceania australia antarctica |
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