| A | B |
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| geography | the study of people, their environments, and resources |
| location | position on the earth's surface |
| latitude | measures north and south |
| longitude | measures east and west |
| topography | physical characteristics |
| elevation | to determine a person's place from sea level |
| culture | all things that make up a people's entire way of life |
| nuclear family | traditionally, a wife a father and their children in one household |
| extended family | several generations living in one household |
| monotheism | worship of one god |
| polytheism | worship of one or more gods |
| demorcracy | form of government in which the people have supreme power |
| dictatorship | form of government in which a ruler holds power by force |
| technology | skills and tools people use |
| diffusion | movement of customs or ideas from one place to another |
| racism | belief that one racial group is superior to another |
