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Study of the activities of people and how they vary
cultural/human geography
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A people's way of life
culture
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Activities that people do on a regular basis (language, clothes, foods, religion)
culture traits
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An area with similar traits making it different than other regions
culture region
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New ways of doing things that make life easier (inventions) - new ideas that a culture accepts
innovations
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When innovations/traits are introduced and spread through a society - language helps spread ideas
diffusion
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A culture changes when it meets another culture - usually has a negative impact on culture
acculturation
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Farm to feed the family (survival) - simple tools to farm, may sell surplus if available - characteristic of poor countries
subsistence farming
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Farm to make money - specialize, mass produce, use machinery - characteristic of developed countries
commercial farming
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Has complete control over people's lives - dictatorship (1 person or small group rules) - spend resources on military - secret police, rule by force, propaganda - a government in which one person or a small group of people rule a country and in which the people have no say
totalitarian government
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Political authority rests with the people - government based on what people want - people have a say through voting - individual freedoms for the people - a system of government in which the people decide who will govern
democratic government
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Taming of plants and animals for a food source
domestication
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Culture regions where almost everything is the same
uniform regions
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A feeling of pride and loyalty for one's country or culture group
nationalism
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A population that shares a common cultural background
ethnic group
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The development of agriculture and the taming of animals
domestication
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A movement that stresses the importance of following basic traditional principles
fundamentalism
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Growth in the proportion of people living in towns and cities
urbanization
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