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Unit 3 SS
Unit 3 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Death rate | the number of deaths per year for every 1000 people |
| Birthrate | the number of births per year for every 1000 people |
| Natural Increase | the growth rate of a population; the difference between birthrate and death rate |
| Doubling Time | the number of years it takes a population to double in size population |
| Distribution | the pattern of population in a country, a continent, or the world |
| Population Destiny | the average number of people in a square mile or square kilometer |
| Migration | the movement of people from place to place |
| Culture | way of life of a group of people who share beliefs and similar customs |
| Language Family | group of related languages that have all developed from one earlier language |
| Ethnic Group | group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or beliefs |
| Culture Region | division of the earth based on a variety of factors, including government, social groups, economic systems, language, or religion |
| Cultural Diffusion | the spread of new knowledge and skills from one culture to another |
| Culture Hearth | a center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward |
| Unitary System | a government in which all key powers are given to the national or central government |
| Federal System | form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and the state or provincial government |
| Autocracy | government in which a single individual possesses the power and authority to rule |
| Oligarchy | system of government in which a small group holds power |
| Democracy | any system of government of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens |
| Traditional Economy | a system in which tradition and custom control all economic activity; exist in only a few parts of the world today |
| Market Economy | an economic system based on free enterprise, in which businesses are privately owned, and production and prices are determined by supply and demand |
| Mixed Economy | an economy in which the government supports and regulates enterprise through decisions that affect the marketplace |
| Command Economy | economic system in which economic decisions about production and distribution are made by some central authority |
| Natural Resource | substance from the earth that is not made by people but can be used by them |
| Developed Country | country that has a great deal of technology and manufacturing |
| Developing Country | country in the process of becoming industrialized |
| Industrialization | transition from an agricultural society to one based on industry |
| Free Trade | the removal of trade barriers so that goods can flow freely between countries |
| Pollution | the existence of impure, unclean, or poisonous substance in the air, water, or land |
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