 | Term | Definition |
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Greenwich Mean Time |
the timezome encompassing the prime meridian |
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Gross Domestic Product |
the value of the total output of goods and services produced in a contry in any given period |
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Guest Workers |
workers who migrate to a more developed country in search of highers paying jobs |
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Habit |
a repetitive act performed by an indaviual |
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hearth |
the region where innovative ideas originate |
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hierarchical diffusion |
the spread of a feature or trend from one key person or node of authority to other persons or places |
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hierarchical religion |
a religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control |
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horticulture |
the growing of fruits, veggies, and flowers |
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hull |
the outer covering of a seed |
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hydroelectric power |
power generated from running water |
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ideograms |
a system of writting that uses symbols to represent ideas or concepts |
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immigration |
migration to a new location |
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imperialism |
control of a territory already occupied by an indigenous society |
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industrial revolution |
a series of improvments in industry technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods |
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infant mortality rate |
the number of deaths in a year of infants under 1 for every 1000 born |
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intensive subsistance agriculture |
a form of subsistance agriculture that requires larg amounts of labor to make the largest crop possible on small plots of land |
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internal migration |
permanent movment within a particular country |
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international date line |
an arc that follows the 180 longitude and moves the clock 1 day head when traveling west and one day back when traveling east |
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isogloss |
a boundary that separates regions in which different language usage is predominate |
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isolated language |
a language that is unrelated to any other languages and not attached to any language family |
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labor-intensive industry |
an industry in which labor cost comprises a high percentage of total expenses |
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landlocked state |
a state that does not have a direct outlet to the sea |
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language |
a system of comunication though speech that is understood by a group of people |
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language branch |
a collection of languages related through the use a common ancestor. more distinct then a family but less similar then a group |
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language group |
a collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin that is relatively recent with few differances in grammar |
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latitude |
a numbering system used to indicate location of parallels down a globe and meassuring distance north and south of the equator |
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less developed county |
a country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of its economic development |
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life expectancy |
the average number of years one can expect to live within a particular country |
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lingua franca |
a language mutualy understood by speakers of two differance native laguages used to conduct trade |
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literacy rate |
the percent of people in a particular country that can read and write |
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literary tradition |
the written language |
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location |
the position on earths surface |
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longitude |
a numbering system used to indicate location and meassureing distance running west and east of the prime meridian |
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map |
a two-dimensional representaion of earths surafce or portion of it |
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interregional migration |
movment within a region of a country |
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intervening obstacle |
an enviormental or cultural feature that hinders migration |
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international migration |
movment from one country to another |
