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Ch 3 Review 2/12/14 Flashcards

1
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total number of people

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population

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2
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the science that tries to explain how populations change and why population distribution is uneven

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demography

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3
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is the way the population is spread out over an area

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population distribution

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4
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the average number of people per square mile or square kilometer

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population density

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5
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is the number of live births each year per 1,000 people

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Birthrate

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6
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average number of years that people live

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Life expectancy

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7
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recent scientific improvements in agriculture

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Green revolution

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8
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people’s movement from one place or region to another

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Migration

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9
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people who move into one country from another

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Immigrants

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10
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say that most people migrate because difficulties push them to leave and a hope of a better life pulls the people to a new country

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Push-pull

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11
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the biggest involuntary migration in history from the 1500s to the 1800s

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Transatlantic slave trade

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12
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the movement of people to the cities and the growth of cities

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Urbanization

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13
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people buy and use products

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Consumers

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14
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and economic system in which private individuals own most business

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Capitalism

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an economic system in which the central government owns farms, factories, and offices

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Communism

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16
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an economic system where the government may own some industries while others belong to private owners

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Mixed ownership (Socialism)

17
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nations with more industries and more advanced technology

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Developed nation

18
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nations with fewer industries and simpler technology

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Developing nations

19
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How many people live in a developed nation?

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1/5 of world population

20
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organizations that setup and enforce laws

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Governments

21
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States containing several countries

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Empires

22
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a form of government were a king or queen who inherit the throne by birth has complete control

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Absolute Monarchy

23
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a form of government in which one person rules

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Dictatorship

24
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a form of government controlled by a small group of people

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Oligarchy

25
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a form of government run by representatives that the people choose

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Representative democracy

26
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization which is an alliance that nations provide assistance to each other with defence

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NATO

27
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Author of “wealth of nations”

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Adam smith

28
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Daskapital and manifesto

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Karl Marx

29
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Government keeps hands off business

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Laissez-faire

30
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Working class laborers

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Proletariat

31
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price is determined by this the more scarce something is the more valuable it is and the more people wanted the more valuable it is

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Supply and demand

32
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country imports more items then it exports

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Trade deficit

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