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| What is non-material culture | The values, beliefs, customs, traditions, language and religion of a group of people. |
| What is zero-population growth. | When birth rate = death rate. |
| How have human affected landscapes? | Nearly all landscapes in the world have been changed by human activities. |
| What type of government structure exists in Japan and Great Britian? | Unitary |
| What is a mixed economy? | Free market and government jointly make decisions. |
| What has been the trend in world population since 1950? | It has grown rapidly. |
| Why is population unevenly distributed around the world? | Because people tend to live in places where rich soil, fresh water and warm climates can be found. |
| How do humans survive in harsh climates? | By changing the environment or adapting to it. |
| What makes up material culture? | The man-made objects created by a group of people, such as food, architecture, technology and clothing. |
| What type of government strucuture does the U.S. have? | Federal |
| How are modern economic systems distinguished from one another? | By the degree of government involvement in economic decisions. |
| What are the three types of economic systems? | Capitalism, communism and socialism. |
| In what type of economic system does the government have the most control? | Communism |
| What three questions does every economic system answer? | What will be made, who & how will it be produced & who gets the product and profit from what is produced? |
| What has led to declining death rates? | Improved health & medical care. |
| What are non-renewable resources? | Those natural resources, that once used, will not be replaced. |
| Type of government in which the people chose their leaders and vote on government policy. | Democracy |
| What a4 things define a country? | Population, territority, sovereignty & government |
| In what type of economic system does the government have no part? | Pure capitalist economy |
| Where do most people in the US & Europe live? | In urban areas |
| What area was the cultural hearth for most of East Asia? | China |
| What term describes an authoritarian government where leaders inherit their position & rule with complete dictatorial power? | monarchy |
| In this type of government rulers usually gain and keep power by military force. | Dictatorship |
| The freedom & powert to decide on policies and actions is called: | Sovereignty |
| The type of government in which the rulers control every aspect of a person's life. | Totalitarian |
| Type of government in which smaller political units (such as states) hold most of the power. | Confederacy |
| Political system in which power is shared by the national government and smaller political units,such as exists in the United States. | Federal |
| A learned skill, custom, language or a particular group of people. | Cultural trait |
| The process of accepting, borrowing, and exchanging traits between cultures. | Acculturation |
| The study of human populations | Demography |
| Large city and surrounding suburbs | Metropolitan area |
| Average number of people in a square mile or kilometer | Population density |
| The process by which cultural traits move from one culture to another. | Diffusion |
| Economic system in which decisions to buy and sell are made in a free market with consumers and producers. | Market economy |
| growth of city populations | Urbanization |
