People, Places, and Change Chapter3
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Chapter 3 in People, Places, and Change (by Holt Publications)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 culture | a learned system of shared beliefs and ways of doing things that guide a person's daily behavior |
| culture region | area of the world in which people share certain culture traits |
| culture traits | elements of culture such as dress, food, or religious beliefs |
| ethnic groups | cultural groups of people who share learned beliefs and practices |
| multicultural | a mixture of different cultures within the same country or community |
| race | a group of people who share inherited physical or biological traits |
| acculturation | the process of cultural changes that result from long-term contact with another society |
| symbol | a word, shape, color, flag, or other sign that stands for something else |
| ethnocentrism | seeing differences in another culture as inferior |
| domestication | the growing of a plant or taming of an animal by a people for their own use |
| subsistence agriculture | a type of farming in which farmers grow just enough food to provide for themselves and their own families |
| commercial agriculture | a type of farming in which farmers produce food for sale |
| civilization | a highly complex culture with growing cities and economic activity |
| GNP - gross national product | vaule of all goods and services that a country produces in one year within or outside the country |
| GDP - gross domestic product | value of all goods and services produced within a country |
| industrialized countries | countries that rely more on industry than agriculture |
| literacy rate | percent of people who can read and write |
| developing countries | countries in different stages of moving toward development |
| third-world countries | developing countries that lack economic opportunities |
| market economy | an economy in which business owners and consumers make decisions about what to make, sell, and buy (CAPITALISM - USA) |
| command economy | an economy in which the government owns most of the industries and makes most of the economic decisions (USSR) |
| tradition-based economy | exchange of goods or services based on custom and tradition |
| mixed economy | an exchange of goods and services based on at least two other types of economic systems |
| one-crop economy | economy based on a single crop, such as bananas, sugarcane, or cacao |
| exports | products a country sells to other countries |
| imports | products a country buys from other countries |
| interdependence | depending on another country for resources or goods and services |
| birthrate | number of births per 1,000 people in a year |
| death rate | number of deaths per 1,000 people in a year |
| population density | the average number of people living within a set area |
| overpopulation | more people than a region or country can self-support |
| migration | movement of people |
| emigrant | person who leaves one place for another |
| immigrant | person who arrives from another country |
| globalization | process in which connections around the world increase and cultures around the world share similar practices |
| popular culture | widely shared beliefs, tastes, goals, and practices |
| refugees | people who flee to another country, usually for economic or political reasons |
| famine | a great shortage of food |
| humanitarian aid | medicine, food, and shelter that international relief agencies give to people in need |
| drought | period when little rain falls and crops are damaged |
| Miami | This city is considered the gateway to Latin America |
| K-State | The Greatest University Ever |
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