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7th Grade
10/19/2009

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population
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the number of people who live in a specific area
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birth rate
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the number of births per 1000 people per year
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death rate
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the number of deaths per 1000 people per year
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rate of natural increase
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the death rate subtracted by the birht rate
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population density
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the average number of people who live in a certain area
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urbanization
Definition
the process of city development
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demographer
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a geographer who studies the characteristics of human populations
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habitable lands
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lands sutialble for human living
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urban
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relating to, or located in, a city
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rural
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relating to the country or farming
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migration
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the process of relocating to a new region
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immigrant
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a person who leaves one area to settle in another
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push factor
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a reason that causes people to leave an area
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pull factor
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a reason that attracts people to another area
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culture
Definition
the shared attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors of a group
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diversity
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having many different ways to think or to do something, or a variety of people
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discrimination
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actions that might be hurtful to an individual or a group
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refugee
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a person who flees a place to find saftey
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persecution
Definition
cruel treatment on a basis of religion, race, ethnic group, nationality, political views, genders, or class
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natural resource
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something that is found in nature that is necessary or useful to humans
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economy
Definition
a system for prouducing and exchanging goods and services among a group of people
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economic system
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a way people use resources to make and exchange goods
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command economy
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an economic system in which the production of goods and services is decided by a central government
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market economy
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an economic system in which the production of goods and services in decided by supply and the demand of consumers
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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the total value of all the goods and services produced in a country in a year
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export
Definition
a product or resource sold to another country
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import
Definition
a product or resource that comes into a country
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specilization
Definition
a focus on producing a limited number of a specific products
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raw material
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an unprocessed natural resource that will be converted to a finished product
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governmant
Definition
an organization set up to make and enforce rules for a society
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citizen
Definition
a person who owes loyalty to a country and recieves its protection
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representative democracy
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a type of government in which citizens hold political power through elected representatives
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monarchy
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a type of government in which a ruling family headed by a king or queen holds political powers
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oligarchy
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a type of government in which a small group of people hold power
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dictatorship
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a type of government in which an individual holds complete political power
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communism
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a type of governmant in which the Communist Party holds all political power and controls the economy
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