1. Benchmark Vocabulary

2. Culture Trait  An activity or behavior in which people often take part.

3. Oligarchy  A type of government ran by a small group of people  Example – Communist countries like China

4. Culture Region  The area in which people have many shared culture traits.

5. Fossil Fuels  Non-renewable resources made from the remains of plants and animals.  Coal, Oil, and Gas

6. Cultural Diffusion  The spread of culture traits from one region to another.

7. Population Density  The number of people who live in a square mile

8. Culture Region  An area with similar cultural characteristics like language, religion, economics, food, etc.

9. Autocracy  A type of government run by one person.  Example – Dictatorships like Adolf Hitler

10. Physical Region  An area with similar physical characteristics like mountains, forests, deserts, etc.

11. Cultural Diversity  The state of having a variety of cultures in the same area.

12. Demography  The study of population

13. Monarchy  A type of government in which a person inherits power.

14. Culture  The set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people has in common.

15. Recession  A decline in business activity in a country.

16. Representative Democracy  A type of government where the people have the power to make decisions

17. Export  Goods sold to another country.

18. Tariff  Taxes or fees on imports and exports.

19. Import  Goods brought into a country.

20. Under-Develop Country  A country with –a high infant mortality rate –Low GDP –No technology

21. Depression  A drastic decline in business activity.

22. Ethnic Group  A group of people who share a common culture and ancestry.

23. Inflation  When the price of a good rises significantly

24. Non-Renewable Resources  A Resource that cannot be reproduced once it is used up.

25. Globalization  The process in which countries are increasingly linked to each other through culture and trade.

26. Rural  An area with very few people living within it is a(n) ______ area.

27. Emerging Market  A young country that is growing into a market economy.

28. Urban  An area with a high population density is a(n) _____ area.

29. Renewable Resources  A resource that the earth is able to continue to reproduce.

30. Suburban  An area that has a mixture of urban and rural characteristics is called a ________ area.