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09/24/2009

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Culture
Definition
all the things that make up a people's entire way of life.
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nuclear family
Definition
small families, husband wife and kids typical in industrial societies like the usa. partricahal and matriarchal. father or mother is the head of the house.
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extended family
Definition
has several generations living in one house hold.
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customs and traditions
Definition
the accepted rules of behavior.
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monotheism
Definition
the worship of one god.
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polytheism
Definition
the worship of more than on god.
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monarchy
Definition
government ruled by king/queen. royality
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democracy
Definition
ruled by people
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socialism
Definition
factors of productions are owned by the pubic and operate for the benefits of all.
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communism
Definition
all means of production are owned by people. private property doesnt exsit. everything is shared.
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theorcracy
Definition
ruled by religious figures.
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dictatorship
Definition
a ruler or group of rulers who hold power by force.
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oligarcy
Definition
government in the hands of a few, especially based on wealth.
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republic
Definition
a formed of democracy. the people choose leaders to represent them u.s.a is a good example.
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totalitarian
Definition
government controls over every aspect of public and private life.
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nationalism
Definition
pride in one's nation
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traditional
Definition
people produce most of what they need to survive.
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market
Definition
individuals answer the basic enomic questions by buying and selling goods and services.
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command
Definition
government control what goods are produced and now what they cost.
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mixed
Definition
both individulas and the government make econminc decisions
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supply
Definition
the relationship between quantities to be sold and the prices that can exist.
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demand
Definition
the level of need that exists for a particular items
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trade
Definition
the exchange of one good for another.
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import
Definition
a good or service from another region.
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export
Definition
a good or service being sent to another region.
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surplus
Definition
an excess of quantity supplied of a good.
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scarcity
Definition
the limited reasources for production relative to the demand for a good.
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gdp
Definition

the value of all goods produced wtihin a country during the year.

gdp+ gross domestic product

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PCI
Definition

the total national income(gdp) divided by the size of pipulation

PCI= per captial income

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cash crop
Definition
crop raised for sole purpose of profit.
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privatization
Definition
means of production owned by citizen(privite)
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capital
Definition
money/property used for production of more wealth
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tariff
Definition
import tax
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**cultural diffusion**
Definition
is the spread of cuxtoms or ideas from one culture to another
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**ethnocentrism**
Definition
is the judging of other cultures by the standards of there own.
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racism
Definition
the beliefe that one racial group is naturally more superior then another
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xenophobia
Definition
the fear of foreigners
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interdependence
Definition
the mutual dependence of countries on goods, resources, and knowledge from other parts of the world
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migration
Definition
the act of moving from one place to settle in another
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urbanization
Definition
the building and growth of cities from surburban and rual localities
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westernization
Definition
the influence with ideas, customs, practices, and characteristics of the world or the u.s.a
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population density
Definition
the number of people living per unit of an area(square mile) the number of people relitave to the space occupied by them
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