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Chapter 01 World Cultures and Geography- Terms and Names

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Historyis a record of the past.
Geographyis the study of people, places, and the environment.
Governmentis the people and groups within a society that have the authority to make laws, to make sure they are carried out, and to settle disagreements about them.
Citizenisa legal member of a country.
Citizen's rightsto vote in elections
An example of a citizen's dutiespaying taxes.
Economicsis the study of how people manage their resources
How do people of other countries manage their resources?by producing, exchanging, and using goods and services.
Scarcitya conflict between people's desires and their limited resources
Cultureconsists of the beliefs, customs, laws, art, and ways of living that a group of people share
A culture region isan area of the world in which many people share similar beliefs, history, and languages.
Geography deals withthe world in spatial terms.
Culture traitkindo of food, clothing, or technology, each belief, language, or tool shared by a culture
The study of geography focuses onfive themes of Geography
Name the five themeslocation, region, place, movement, and human-environment interaction.
Government isthe people and groups within a society that have the authority to make laws, to make sure they are carried out, and to settle disagreements about them.
The kind of government determineswho has the authority to make the laws and see that they are carried out.
How does a person become a citizen of a country?Being born in a country or to move to a country, complete certain requirements, and take part in a naturalization ceremony.
Economics isthe study of how people manage their resources
How do people manage their resources?by producing, exchanging, and using goods and services.
The three types of resources arenatural, human, and capital.
Natural resources aregifts of nature, such as forests, fertile soil, and water.
Human resources areskills people have to produce goods and services.
Capital resources arethe things people make
Examples of capital resources aremachines and equipment, to produce goods and services.
Examples of natural resourcesforests, fertile soil, and water
What are culture differences?expressions of culture
What does culture consist of?the beliefs, customs, laws, art, and ways of living that a group of people share.
What are some examples of culture?language, religion, technology, clothing, food, tool shared
How do people in the same culture express themselves?through music, dance, literature, visual arts
The five fields of learning in Social Studies arehistory, geography, economics, government,
In a limited governmenteveryone, including those in charge, must obey the laws.
Archaeologists arescientists who study artifacts to learn about people's culture and history.
Examples of republicsthe governments of the United States, Mexico, and India
In a republicthe people make laws through elected representatives
In a country with a high level of developmentmost people are well educated, have good health, and earn decent salaries.
Culture traiteach kind of food, clothing, or technology, each belief, language, or tool shared by a culture is called a.
5 themes of geographymovement
In the study of history, which is an example of a primary source?letter written long ago
Which is a feature of a developed country?Good transpartation

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