exam

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economics

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the study of the geography of economic activities, developed from a focus on commercial activities and the exploitation of resources for economic gain

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command economy

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, requires that a nation’s central government own and control the means of production

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market economy

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an economic system where two forces, known as supply and demand, direct the production of goods and services

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traditional economy

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a system that relies on customs, history, and time-honored believes

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mixed economy

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a system that combines elements of both a market economy and a command economy

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socialism

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system of organization or government where all property, industry, and capital is owned by the community, not individuals

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communism

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type of economy where all property, including land, factories and companies, is held by the government

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microloans

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the method of issuing small loans

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GPD per capita

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the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output, divided by mid-year population.

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Globalization

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the set of processes (economic, social, cultural, technological, institutional) that contribute to the relationship between societies and individuals around the world

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Exclusive Economic Zone

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the zone where the us and other costal nations have jurisdiction over natural resources

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politics

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study of how humans have divided up the earths surface for management

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Geopolitics

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the study of the effect of the earths geography on politics and international relations

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Sovereignty

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government possesses full control over affairs within a territorial or geographical area or limit

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Nation state

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sovereign territory with one group of individuals who share a comman history

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stateless nation

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ethic group or nation that does not posses its own sovereign state

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nationalism

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ideology emphasizes loyalty devotion or allegiance to a nation or nation state and holds obligations

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Autonomy

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an area that has a degree of autonomy or has freedom from an external authority

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pure democracy

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a system that gives individuals a role in the decision making process

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Republic

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for of government in which a state is ruled by representation of citizens body

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oligarchy

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a form of gov in which a small group of people hold most or all political power

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Authoritarianism

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type of leadership that favors blind submission to authority

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totalitarianism

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a form of gov that attempts to assert total control over the lives

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monarchy

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one person usually inheriting their position by birth or marriage, is the leader or heart of state

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theocracy

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government by divine guidance or by officals who are regarded as divinely guided

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Dictatorship

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form of gov in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constatation

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fascism

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political ideology and mass movement that dominated many parts of central southern, and eastern Europe

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Fragile state

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deficiencies in one or more of three core functions of the state

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folk culture

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local level cultural traditions from

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popular culture

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culture that is not tied to a specific location but rather a general location based on wide spread

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custom(culture)

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diffusion that frequent reputation of an acting to the extent that is become characteristic

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syncretism

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the blending of cultures and ideas from different places

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acculturation

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the term used to describe the adoption of cultural and social characteristics of one society’s by another society’s

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Cultural traits

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the specific customs that are part of the everyday life of particular culture

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Cultural diffusion

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the specific customs that are part of the everyday life of particular culture

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Ethnocentrism

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viewing the world in one owns culture and ethnic group

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invention

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making somthing new

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innovation

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invention devolved by others

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Cultural convergence

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2 or more cultures influence each other and become similar with increased contact

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Cultural Divergence

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process which different cultures become more distinct from one another over time

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Ethnic group

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group of people that share similar culture

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Society

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A group of people who share a common socio-economic political or spiritual environment or infostructure

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taboo

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restriction on behaving imposed by social customs

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cultural approppation

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adaption or borrowing of elements from another culture without understanding or respecting it

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hearth

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a place of origin for a particular culture

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region

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area within a larger society that share comma cultural traits

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pilgrimage

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journey to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion