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World Geography

INFANT MORTALITY

Ratio of infant deaths to live births

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TERTIARY ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

Economic activities in the service industry. Examples:

banks, consulting and public transportation

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FREE TRADE ZONES

Areas within which goods may be landed, handled, and re-exported

freely

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SIKHISM

An adherent of a monotheistic religion of India founded about 1500 by Guru Nānak and marked by rejection of idolatry and caste. Combines elements of Hinduism

and Islam

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SOVEREIGN NATION

A nation that is independent and governs itself

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STANDARD OF LIVING

Refers to the level of wealth, happiness, comfort, material goods, and necessities

available to a certain socioeconomic class in a certain geographic area

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CULTURAL DIFFUSION

The spread of new knowledge, ideas, and skills from one culture to

another.

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JUDAISM

A religion developed among the ancient Hebrews; the cultural, social, and religious beliefs and

practices of the Jews

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OUTSOURCING

The sending out of work to an outside provider or manufacturer in

order to cut costs

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KYOTO PROTOCOL

A treaty established in 1997, under the auspices of the United Nations, which requires its signatories to reduce greenhouse gases. Examples: emissions of carbon dioxide,

hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons methane, nitrogen oxides, and sulphur hexafluoride

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COTTAGE INDUSTRIES

Small-scale industry carried on at home by family members using their

own equipment

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MANUFACTURING

To make from raw materials by hand or by machinery

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GLOBAL TRADE PATTERNS

Patterns of how, what, and and with whom the world’s countries are

trading

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CULTURE HEARTH

A center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions

spread

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REVOLUTION

A sudden, radical, or complete change in a society

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PANDEMIC

Occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population

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NUCLEAR FREE ZONES

Zones or areas where countries have agreed to not use nuclear

weapons or reactors

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SERVICE INDUSTRIES

Industry that provides services rather than goods. Examples: banking, communications, wholesale and retail trade, all professional

services such as engineering and medicine, all consumer services, and all government services

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GENOCIDE

The deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or

cultural group

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TRADITIONAL ECONOMIES

Economy dominated by methods and techniques that have strong social

support even though they may be old-fashioned or out of date

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INDIGENOUS

Native inhabitants of a country. Ex: Indians in North America

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Pattern of economic growth in which resource use aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment that these needs can be met not only in the

present, but also for generations to come

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PATRIOTISM

Love for or devotion to one's country

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DICTATORSHIP

A government or country in which total power is held by a dictator or a

small group

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DEATH RATE

Number of deaths per year for every 1,000 people

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ISLAM

The religious faith of Muslims including belief in Allah as the sole

deity and in Muhammad as his prophet

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QUATERNARY ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

Economic activity involving the collection, processing, and distribution of information.

Example: Computers

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GLOBALIZATION

The development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially

by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets

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CULTURAL DIVERGENCE

The restriction of a culture from outside influences

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BUDDHISM

A religion of eastern and central Asia growing out of the teaching of Gautama Buddha that suffering is inherent in life and that one can

be liberated from it by mental and moral self-purification

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MAORIS

Indigenous people of New Zealand

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INFRASTRUCTURE

The basic facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society. Examples: transportation and communications

systems, water and power lines, and public institutions including schools, post offices, and prisons

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ETHNIC GROUPS

Relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal,

religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background

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G.D.P. (GROSS DOMESTIC

PRODUCT)

Refers to the market value of all officially recognized final goods and

services produced within a country in a given period

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LITERACY RATE

Percentage of the population that can read and write (usually at a 6th grade

level or higher)

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SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE

Self-sufficiency farming in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and their

families

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THEOCRACY

Government of a country where officials are regarded as having

their power given to them by God (or some divine power)

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PRIMARY ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

Economic activities where natural resources are extracted from the

earth. Examples: mining and farming

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HINDUISM

The dominant religion of India that emphasizes dharma with its resulting ritual and social observances and often mystical

contemplation and ascetic practices

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MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY

A society in which many different cultures and ethnicities are found

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TERRORISM

The use of terror as a means of achieving a goal

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BIRTH RATE

Number of births per 1,000 people

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SECONDARY ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

Economic activities where people use raw materials to produce or

manufacture. Examples: manufacturing (factories, etc.)

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CHRISTIANITY

The religion derived from Jesus Christ and based on the Bible as

sacred scripture

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CULTURAL CONVERGENCE

Contact and interaction of one country to another

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ABORIGINES

Indigenous people of Australia

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G.D.P. PER CAPITA

An approximation of the value of goods and services produced per

person in the country

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LIFE EXPECTANCY

Average number of years a person is expected to live

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COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE

Large-scale production of crops for sale

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H.D.I.(HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

INDEX)

A comparative measure of life expectancy, literacy, education, and

standards of living for countries worldwide

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