| A | B |
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| culture | the way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs |
| civilization | a highly developed culture |
| cultural diffusion | the process by which knowledge and skills are spread from one area to another |
| language family | group of languages that have similar beginnings or common ancestors |
| standard of living | the measure of a people's quality of life based on their income and the material goods they have |
| literacy rate | percentage of adults in a society who can read and write |
| free enterprise | an economic system where people start and run their own businesses with little interference from the government |
| socialism | economic system in which government sets the economic goals and may own some businesses |
