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Geography Ch3 sections 1&2 vocab
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Geography
7th Grade
01/17/2012

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way of life of people who share siilar beliefs
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culture
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group of people who share common history, language, religon, and physical characteristics
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ethnic group
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local form of language that differs from the same language in other areas
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dialect
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form of limited government where power rests with the people of the nation
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democracy
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dictator takes power by force
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dictatorship
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kings or queens are born into a ruling family and inherit the power to rule
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monarchy
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spreading new knowlegde and skills to other cultures
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cultural diffusion
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highly developed cultures
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civilizations
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includes different countries that have traits in common
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culture region
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number of people out of ever 1000 who die in a year
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death rate
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lack of food
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famine
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average number of people living in a square mile or square kilometer
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popylation destiny
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movement to cities
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urbanization
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number of people born each year for every 1000 people
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birth rate
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leave the country where they were born and move to another
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emigrate
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people who flee to another country to escape persecution or disaster
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refugees
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