| A | B |
|---|
| culture | the way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs |
| civilization | a highly developed culture |
| cultural diffusion | process of spreading new knowledge and skills to other cultures |
| free enterprise or market economy | an economic system where people start and run their own businesses with little interference from the government |
| command economy | In this economic system, the government controls decisions about what goods and services will be produced. |
| river-valley cultures | early cultures in Asia and Africa |
| government | a country's political system |
| culture regions | geographers divide the world into areas called... |
| language | allows people to communicate and share information |
| dialect | local form of a language that differs from the main language |
| economic system | rules for how goods and services are produced and exchanged |
| society or people | Who makes decisions about what to produce in a market economy? |
| monarchy | Kings and queens earn the right to rule in a |
| socialism or command economy | government has a central role in the economy |
| democracy | a government in which the people choose their leaders by voting |
| dictator | someone who takes control of the government and rules the country as they wish; sometimes by force. |
| ethnic group | a group of people who share a common culture, language, or history |
