| Question | Answer |
| Geography 8 Preisinger
Unit 1b Vocab | |
| Leave the country where they were born
and move to another.... | emigrate |
| Number of children born each year for
every 1,000 people.... | birthrate |
| Way of life of a group of people who share
similar beliefs and customs.... | culture |
| Power held by the people.... | democracy |
| Leader or dictator that rules by force.... | dictatorship |
| Government led by a king or queen who
inherits power by being born into a
ruling family.... | Monarchy |
| Highly developed cultures, in river valleys found
in present Iraq, Egypt, India and China.... | civilization |
| Countries rely on each other for ideas, goods, services
and markets, or places to sell their goods..... | interdependence |
| Buy from other countries, the resources they
have in abundance or products made from
those resources..... | import |
| Sell from other countries, the resources they
have in abundance or products made from
those resources..... | export |
| Number of deaths per year for every 1,0000
people..... | Death Rate |
| Shares a language, history, religion and some
physical traits..... | Ethnic Group |
| An area that includes different countries that
share similar cultural traits..... | Culture Region |
| Removal of trade limits so that goods flow
freely among countries..... | Free Trade |
| Materials from the Earth that people use to meet
their needs.
Soil, trees, wind and oil are examples..... | Natural Resources |
| To study (something) closely and carefully..... | analyze (MCA term) |
| To examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc)
in order to note similarities and differences..... | compare (MCA term) |
| Process of spreading ideas, languages, or customs
from one culture to another..... | Cultural Diffusion |
| Has a mix of agriculture, a great deal of
manufacturing and service industries..... | Developed Country |
| Countries with economies that are
not advanced..... | Developing Country |
