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Chapter 4 Vocabulary: Human Geography
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system of government in which one person rules with unlimited power & authority
monarchy
unitary system
federal system
autocracy
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The expansion of economic, political, & cultural processes to the point that they become global
Cultural diffusion
Globalization
Culture hearth
Culture
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A center where cultures developed & from which ideas & traditions spread outward.
Cultural Diffusion
Culture
Culture hearth
Globalization
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system of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens
theocracy
autocracy
democracy
oligarchy
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theory that seeks to explain the number/size/location of human settlements in an urban system
connectivity
central place theory
metropolitan area
urban sprawl
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a form of autocracy with a hereditary king or queen exercising supreme power
monarchy
federal system
unitary system
autocracy
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a system; decisions on production & distribution of goods & services made by central authority
market economy
mixed economy
command economy
traditional economy
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The spread of culture traits, material & non-material from one culture to another
Globalization
Cultural Diffusion
Culture hearth
Culture
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a boundary that follows a geometric pattern.
cultural boundary
natural boundary
geometric boundary
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a diagram that shows the distribution of a population by age & gender.
population distribution
population pyramid
population density
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region that includes a central city & its surrounding suburbs.
urban sprawl
metropolitan area
central place theory
conectivity
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a geographical boundary between two different cultures.
geometric boundary
cultural boundary
natural boundary
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Group of related languages that have all developed from one earlier language.
Language family
Ethnic group
Culture region
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system, businesses are privately owned & production & prices are determined by supply & demand
command economy
market economy
mixed economy
traditional economy
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system of government in which those who rule are regarded as divinely inspired.
theocracy
monarchy
oligarchy
democracy
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Group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or place of origin.
ethnic group
culture region
Language family
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form of government in which all key powers are given to the national or central government.
unitary system
monarchy
autocracy
federal system
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system of government in which a small group holds power
democracy
theocracy
monarchy
oligarchy
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the variations in population that occur across a country , a continent, or the world.
population density
population pyramid
population distribution
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number of deaths per year for every 1000 people.
birthrate
deathrate
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a system in which factors of production are privately owned
free enterprise
capitalism
22
number of births per year for every 1000 people
deathrate
birthrate
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the average number of people living on a square mile of land.
population pyramid
population distribution
population density
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a fixed limit or extent defined along physical geographic features such as mountains & rivers
geometric boundary
natural boundary
cultural boundary
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a system in which tradition & custom control all economic activity; rare in the world today.
command economy
traditional economy
market economy
mixed economy
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Way of Life
Globalization
Culture hearth
Cultural Diffusion
Culture
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Division of the Earth in which people share a similar way of life, language, religion, values.
ethnic group
culture region
language family
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form of government in which powers are divided b/n national gov't & state or provincial gov't.
monarchy
autocracy
unitary system
federal system
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the directness of routes linking pairs of places
metropolitan area
central place theory
connectivity
urban sprawl
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system, government support & regulate enterprise through decisions that affect the marketplace
mixed economy
traditional economy
market economy
command economy
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spreading of urban developments on land near a city
central place theory
urban sprawl
connectivity
metropolitan area
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system, private individuals/groups have right to own property/businesses & make profit
capitalism
free enterprise
