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Chapter 3 & 4 Vocabulary

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show The way of life that distinguishes a people, for example, government, language, religion, customs, and beliefs.  
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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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show The growth of city populations.  
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show Of, or characteristic of, the countryside.  
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show A place in which important ideas begin and thereafter spread to surrounding cultures.  
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Culture Convergence   show
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Diffusion   show
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Cultural Divergence   show
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Sovereignty   show
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Unitary System   show
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show A government structure in which some powers are given to the national government and other powers are reserved for more local governments.  
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Confederation   show
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show Descriptive of a system of government in which the leaders hold all political powers.  
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Dictatorship   show
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Totalitarianism   show
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Monarchy   show
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Democracy   show
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Traditional Economy   show
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show An economic system in which decisions about production, price, and other economic factors are determined by law of supply and demand.  
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Command Economy   show
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show A material in the natural environment that people value and use to satisfy their needs.  
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show A natural resource that the environment continues to supply or replace as it is used.  
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Nonrenewable Resource   show
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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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Solar Energy   show
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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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show A large-scale manufacturing operation that employs many people and produces large quantities of goods.  
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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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show An economic activity that focuses on acquisition, processing, and sharing of information, such as education or research.  
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show An item that is sent out of the country for sale.  
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Import   show
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