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A system for producing and distributing goods, and services to fulfill people's wants
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economy
A system for producing and distributing goods, and services to fulfill people's wants
Population
A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area
population density
A measurement of the number of people per given unit of land
Migration
movement of people from one place to another
indigenous
native to a certain area
continent
one of the seven large landmasses on the earth
culture
Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.
colony
A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere.
agriculture
the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products.
drought
A long period of dry weather
civilization
A complex, highly organized social order
state
a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.
city
conglomeration of people and buildings clustered together to serve as a center of politics, culture, and economics
Politics
the effort to control or influence the conduct and policies of government
Empire
an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.