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World Geography

World Geography. Vocabulary Review. The process of spreading new knowledge and skills from one culture to another. CULTURAL DIFFUSION OR CULTURAL CONVERGENCE. The average number of years an individual in a country is expected to live. LIFE EXPECTANCY.

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World Geography

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  1. World Geography Vocabulary Review

  2. The process of spreading new knowledge and skills from one culture to another

  3. CULTURAL DIFFUSION OR CULTURAL CONVERGENCE

  4. The average number of years an individual in a country is expected to live

  5. LIFE EXPECTANCY

  6. The number of deaths per year for every 1,000 people

  7. DEATH RATE

  8. Type of economic system in which the government owns the means of production and makes all economic decisions.

  9. COMMAND ECONOMY

  10. A democratic system of government in which people elect representatives to make decisions.

  11. REPUBLIC

  12. Countries with lower standards of living and less advanced technologies

  13. LESS DEVELOPED NATIONS

  14. The number of infants who die for every 1,000 births

  15. INFANT MORTALITY RATE

  16. The number of births per year for every 1,000 people

  17. BIRTHRATE

  18. The value of goods and services produced in a year in a nation by an average person (average income)

  19. PER CAPITA GDP

  20. The percentage of people who can read and write

  21. LITERACY RATE

  22. Rule by a king or queen

  23. MONARCHY

  24. A system of government in which a single person or small group exercises complete power

  25. DICTATORSHIP

  26. When a culture is restricted from outside influences OR when a culture separates, forming two distinct cultures

  27. CULTURAL DIVERGENCE

  28. A system of government in which authority is based on the will of the people

  29. DEMOCRACY

  30. A type of economic system in which people earn a living the same way as their ancestors, usually producing only enough to survive

  31. TRADITIONAL OR SUBSISTENCE ECONOMY

  32. Countries with advanced economies and high standards of living

  33. MORE DEVELOPED NATIONS

  34. An increasing number of people migrating from rural to urban areas

  35. URBANIZATION

  36. The movement of people into another country or region

  37. IMMIGRATION

  38. Type of economic system in which people choose what to produce with very little government regulation

  39. MARKET ECONOMY

  40. City

  41. URBAN

  42. All of the factors that help a city to function

  43. INFRASTRUCTURE

  44. The movement of people from one country or region to another

  45. EMIGRATION

  46. Outside of the city limits

  47. RURAL

  48. The processes, patterns, and functions of human settlement

  49. SETTLEMENT PATTERNS

  50. The average number of people per square mile

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