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Chapter 3 And 4 Vocabulary

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show the way of life that distinguishes a people, for example, government, language, religion, customs, and belief  
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population density   show
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show the number of live births each year per 1,000 people.  
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show a person who moves into a country  
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show a person who leaves a country to live elsewhere  
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urbanilization   show
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rural   show
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show a place in which important ideas begin and thereafter spread to surrounding cultures.  
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cultural convergence   show
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diffusion   show
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show the restriction of a culture from outside influences  
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show a country's freedom an power to decide on policies and actions.  
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show a system in government in which one central government holds most of the political power  
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federation   show
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show a system of government in which individual political units keep the sovereignty but give limited power to a central government  
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authoritarian   show
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dictatorship   show
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totalitarianism   show
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monachry   show
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democracy   show
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show an economic system in which families prodeuce goods and services for their own use, with little surplus and exchange of goods  
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show an economic system in which decisions about production, price,and other economic factors an determined by the law of supply and demand  
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command economy   show
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natural resource   show
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show a natural resource that the environment continues to supply or replace as it is used  
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show a natural resource that cannot be replaced once it is used  
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fossil fuel   show
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show a type of energy produced by fission the splitting of uranium atoms in a nuclear reactor, releasing stored energy  
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water power   show
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show energy produced from the earth's intense interior heat  
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show energy produced from the sun  
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show an economic activity that takes or uses natural resources directly, such as fishing or mining  
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show farming that provides only enough for the needs of a family or a village.  
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commercial farming   show
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secondary economic activity   show
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cottage industry   show
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commercial industry   show
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show an economic activity in which people do not directly gather or process raw materials but pursue activities that serve others; service industry  
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export   show
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import   show
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show an economic activity that focuses on the acquisition, processing, and sharing of information, such as education or research  
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