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World Geography Chap 4

Culture, Population, and Economy Terms

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culturetotal of knowledge, attitudes, behaviors of group
acculturationwhen a society changes because it accepts innovation
Judaismreligion of Jewish people
Islamreligion of Muslim people
Christianityreligion of Christian people
stateterritory with full control of affairs
nationgroup of people with common culture
nation-statewhen territory with control is same as group with common culture
birth ratenumber of live births per 1000 population
fertility rateaverage number of children a woman would have
mortality ratenumber of deaths per 1000 population
infant mortality ratenumber of deaths among infants per 1000 population
rate of natural increasedifference between birthrate and mortality rate
population pyramidshows sex and age distribution of a population
push pull factorsreasons that cause people to leave or go to a location
population densityaverage number of people who live in an area
urbanizationdramatic rise in number of cities & changes that result
economyproduction and exchange of goods and services
economic systemway people produce and exchange goods
traditional economyin ths, goods & services are traded (no $)
command economyin this, production is decided by central government, not demand
market economyin this, production is determined by consumers
mixed economyithis is a combination command/market economy
natural resourcesmaterials on or in earth with economic value
infrastructurebasic support systems of a country
per capita incomeaverage amount of $ earned by each person
Gross National Productmeasures total value of goods & services in a year

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