Chapter 5: The World's People

Area of the world in which people share certain culture traits.

Elements of culture.

Cultural groups of people who share learned beliefs and practices.

A mixture of different cultures within the same country or community.

The process of cultural changes that result from long-term contact with another society.

A word, shape, color, flag, or other sign that stands for something else.

The growing of a plant or taming of an animal by a people for their own use.

A type of farming in which farmers grow just enough food to provide for themselves and their own families.

A type of farming in which farmers produce food for sale.

A highly complex culture with growing cities and economic activity.

Economic activities that directly involve natural resources or raw materials, such as farming and mining.

Economic activities that change raw materials created by primary industries into finished products.

Economic activities that handle goods that are ready to be sold to consumers.

Economic activities that include specialized skills or kowledge and work mostly with information.

Countries in different stages of moving toward development.

An economic system in which people, not government, decide what to make, sell, or buy.

Economy based on custom and tradition.

A political system in which a country's people elect their leaders and rule by majority.

The value of all goods and services produced within a country.

Industrialized countries that have strong secondary, tertiary, and quaternary industries.

An economic system in which people, not government, decide what to make, sell, or buy.

The value of all goods and services that a country produces in one year within or outside the country.

The value of all goods and services produced within a country.

Industrialized countries that have strong secondary, tertiary, and quaternary industries.

Contries in different stages of moving toward development.

An economic system in which people, not government, decide what to make, sell, or buy.

The natural resources, money, labor, and entrepreneurs needed for business operation.

People who use their money and talents to start a business.

An economy in which consumers help determine what is to be produced by buying or not buying certain goods and services.

An economy in which the governemtn own most of the industries and makes most of the economic decisions.

Economy based on custom and tradition.

A political system in which a country's people elect their leaders and rule by majority.

Governments that have total control over their citizens.

Government in which government leaders are held accountable by citizens through their constitutions and democratic processes.