Human World Chp 4 VocQuiz

country that has begun transitioning from primarily agricultural to primarily manufacturing

system of government in which the officials are regarded as divinely inspired

system of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens

way of life of a group of people who share similar culture traits; beliefs, customs, technology

the movement of people from place to place

a geographic boundary between two different cultures

number of deaths per year for every 1000 people

form of government in which all key powers are given to the national or central government

the average number of people living on a square mile or square kilometer of land

system of resource management decisions about production/distribution made by central authority

form of government in which powers are divided between the national & the state government

the spread of culture traits, material & non-material, from one culture to another

the number of years it takes for population to double in size

country which has a highly developed economy & advanced technological infrastructure

division of Earth's surface in which most people share a similar way of life; language/religion

the variations in population that occur across a country, a continent, or the world

a center where cultures developed & from which ideas & traditions spread outward

system of government in which one person rules with unlimited power & authority

group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or place of origin

spreading of urban development on undeveloped land near a city

group of related languages that have all developed from one earlier language

a form of government with a hereditary king or queen exercising supreme power

country , according to United Nations, exhibits lowest indicators of socioeconomic development

theory that seeks to explain number, size, & location of human settlements in an urban system

a fixed limit or extent defined along physical geographic features such as mountains & rivers

the growth rate of a population; difference between birthrate & death rate

system of resource management in which the government supports/regulates enterprise

private individuals/groups right to own property/businesses; make profit; limited government

system of government in which a small group holds power

model uses birthrates/death rates to show how populations in countries/regions change over time

a system where factors of production are privately owned

a diagram that shows the distribution of a population by age & gender

system in which tradition & custom control all economic activity; few parts of the world today

number of births per year for every 1000 people

economic system based on free enterprise, in which businesses are privately owned

region that includes a central city & its surrounding suburbs

cities generally considered to play an important role in the global economic system

a boundary that follows a geometric pattern

the directness of routes linking pairs of places