Study Guide Flashcards
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Emigration
To leave the country where they were born and move to another
Dialect
A local form of a language that may have a distinct vocabulary and pronunciation
Ethnocentrism
When people come to believe that their culture is better than others
Fossil fuels
Oil, natural gas, or coal, which are an important part of the worlds energy supply
Interdependence
Condition that exist when countries rely on each other for ideas, goods, services, and markets.
Socialization
The process by which people adjust their behavior to meet these rules
Population density
The average number of people living in a square mile or square kilometer
Quota
Number limit on how many items a certain product can be imported from a certain nation
Refugees
People who are forced to flee to another country to escape wars, persecution, or disasters
Internal migration
Moving from one place to another in the same country
Tariff
A tax
Economy
Products and wages
Trade
The removal of trade limits so that goods flow freely among countries
Urbanization
The growth of cities do to internal migration
Push factor
What causes someone to leave or migrate
Pull factor
What attracts them
What percent of earth is water
70%
Developed country
Had a mix of agriculture and a great deal of manufacturing
Developing country
Not as advanced as other countries
Newly industrialized country
Becoming more industrialized
Market economy
When the people make the decisions
Command economy
When the government makes the choices
Dictatorship limited or unlimited power
The leader or dictator leads by force. Has unlimited power
Monarchy limited or unlimited power
A government led by king or queen who inherits power by being born into the ruling family. Both limited and unlimited power
