| A | B |
|---|
| culture | way of life of people who share similar beliefs and customs |
| ethnic group | a group of people who share a common history, language, religion, and some physical characteristics |
| dialect | local form of language that differs from the same language in other areas. |
| democracy | form of limited government where power rests with the people of the nation |
| dictatorship | usually military leader who takes power and controls all form of government |
| monarchy | kings or queens are born into a ruling family and inherit their power to rule |
| cultural diffusion | spreading new knowledge and skills to other cultures |
| civilization | complex societies |
| culture region | different countries that have traits in common |
| death rate | number of people out of 1,000 who die in a year |
| brithrate | number of children born each year for every 1,000 people |
| famine | lack of food |
| population density | average number of poeple living in a square mile |
| urbanization | movement to cities |
| emigrate | leave the country where they were born and move to another |
| refugee | peoople who flee to another country to escape persecution or disaster |
| natural resource | products of the earth that people use to meet their needs |
| renewable resource | cannot be used up |
| economic system | rules for selling goods and services |
| export | sending out |
| import | bringing in |
| tariff | tax added to the price of goods that are imported |
| quota | number limit |
| free trade | removing trade barriers so that goods can flow freely among countries |
| developed country | countries with a great deal of manufactoring |
| developing country | countries working towards industrialization |
| nonrenewable resource | limited supply and when used up cannot be replaced |
| rights | benefits and protections guaranteed to you by law |
| responsibilities | duties that you owed to other citizens and your government |
| interdependence | countries depend on one another for goods |
| globalization | development of a world culture and an interdependent economy |
