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