Quizlet 7th Grade Vocabulary

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  1. Birth rate: the number of children born each year for every 1,000 people.
  2. Buddihism: Buddhists believe that in order to escape suffering, people must follow the eight fold path, the major leader is Buddha
  3. Christianity: Christians believe that Jesus, the son of god, died on the cross to save humanity.
  4. Command economy: the governement makes all the economic decisions.
  5. Cultural diffusion: the process of spreading new knowledge and skills to other cultures
  6. Culture: the way of life of people who share similar beliefs and customs.
  7. Death rate: the number of people out of every 1,000 who die in a year.
  8. Democracy: A form of limited government where the power goes to the people of the nation.
  9. Developed countries: countries that have a great deal of manufacturing.
  10. Developing countries: countries that have few or no manufacturing centers; many people practice subsistence farming.
  11. Dictatorship: a form of unlimited governemnt where person makes all laws and takes power by force.
  12. Economic system: system that set rules for deciding what goods and services to produce, how to produce them, and who will receive them.
  13. Emigrate: leave a country of birth to move to another country.
  14. Ethnic group: A group of people who share a common history, language, religion, and some physical characteristics.
  15. Export import: a country trading something they do not need for something they do need.
  16. Famine: Lack of food.
  17. Free trade: removing trade barriers so that goods flow freely among countries.
  18. Hinduism: Hindus believe in reincarnation, or life after death. Hindus worship many gods.
  19. Islam: The followers of Islam, muslims believe in one god, Allah. Muslims follow the teachings of the Quran, and were led by Muhammad.
  20. Judaism: Jews believe in one god, Yehweh, follow the teachings of the Torah, and were led by Abraham.
  21. Market economy: individuals make their decisions about what to produce, how to produce it, and for whom to they will produce it for.
  22. Mixed economy: most nations have a mixed economy; an economic system that is a combination of traditional, command, and market.
  23. Monarchy: Kings and queens are born into a ruling family and inherit their power to rule.
  24. Natural resources: products of earth that people use to meet their needs.
  25. nonrenewable resources: resources that the earth provides limited supply of and that can not be replaced.
  26. Population density: the average number of people living in a square mile or square kilometer.
  27. Quota: number limit
  28. Refugees: people who flee to another country to escape persecution or disaster.
  29. Renewable resources: natural resources that can not be used up.
  30. Tariff: tax added to the piece of goods that are imported.
  31. Traditional economy: economic decisions are based on cutoms handed down from generation to generation.
  32. Urbanization: people leaving villages or farms and moving to cities.