Guarannteed Academic Vocabulary Words by ALEXA LEE

Ecomony

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-09 13:03:29 UTC

   The amount of goods and resources any kind of region has. Trading and production is usually involved with the resources. There is lots of distribution and production involved, along with consumption

Cultural Diffusion

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-09 13:08:55 UTC

   The spread of a region´s own beliefs. It is usually one region/country to another. The diffusion includes religion, goods, nationalities, etc. The Silk Road is a good example of cultural diffusion.

Culture

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-17 13:06:35 UTC

   Any kind of beliefs or traits of some sort of region/country. It can be a racial, religous, social, or any kind of group. Listed below is more examples of whats makes up a culture.

Deforestation

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-17 13:58:05 UTC

   The act where forests are removed from the environment. This is usually done for more land, while also using the trees for wood. Deforestation has horrible side effects for animals and the environemnt, but is that really worth it for your favorite store?

Economic Indicators

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-17 14:15:33 UTC

   An analysis of any economy activity. It can help with future indicators or an overall review. GDP, trade balance, employment, and other factors apply into these indicators.

Economic Interdeoendence

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-17 14:24:19 UTC

   A trait of a region/ society with a division of labor. People usually depend on others for production and goods.

Entrepreneurship

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-17 14:30:34 UTC

   The act of setting up and organizing a business. Entrepreneurship is mostly involved with creating a new business/company. Below is what is involved in an entrepreneurship.

Ethnicity

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-17 14:36:06 UTC

   Some sort of social group where the group has some kind of similiarity. Groups can have similiarities over ancestry, lanuage, nationality, etc.

GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-17 14:40:23 UTC

   A measurement of the region/country´s goods and services over a certain amount of time. Usually, it is yearly or quarterly. GDP is involved with the economy.

Command Economy

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-17 14:47:00 UTC

   An economy where investment, prices, income, and anything involving production is determined by the government. The difference between a command economy and an average economy is that the average economy´s production is determined by the company/region.

Geography

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-17 14:52:11 UTC

   The study of physical features of Earth´s landscape and its affects from human activity. This can include continental regions, culture traits, famous land masses, etc.

Human Rights

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-17 14:57:41 UTC

   A social ¨norm¨ that explains the behavior for people. They are meant to be right for people, giving people the same right. Some people sadly don´t think some people don´t deserve the same human rights as others.

Institutions

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-17 15:06:41 UTC

   A group/ society that has been founded for a certain purpose. The organization is usually found for a religious, social, or a educational purpose. Institutions can also be some sort of law or custom that others follow. It is not a good idea to break the institutions.

Unlimited and limited government

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-18 13:06:18 UTC

   When organizing the types of governments, there are two main categries: unlimited and limited. An unlimited government is a government with power. Nothing can stop the government's ideas, decisions, etc. A limited government, on the other hand, has some sort of limit on their power. They can't make certain decisions and actions.
Some unlimited government examples: Absolute monarchy, dictatorships, oligarchy, communism.
Some limited government exampls: Theocracy, constitutional moanarchy, direct democracy, representitive democracy.

Literacy

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-18 14:08:03 UTC

   The ability to do anything involving reading or writing. When there is a literacy rate in the country, it shows about how many people can read or write. It's a good idea to have a high literacy rate.

Migration

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-18 14:12:43 UTC

  The process of leaving one place to live in another. The person leaving the country is an emigrant, but when they arrive to the new place, they're a immigrant. There are different types of migration, and there can be a push (emigration) and a pull (immigration) factor when migrating.

Mixed economy

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-18 14:18:53 UTC

A type of system in economics involving both private and public business. This is why it's called mixed, because the economy is both.

Multicultralism

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-18 14:21:49 UTC

   When a society or a group's culture is a mixture of multiple cultures/groups. This can be traditions, ethnicity, etc. The U.S has multicultralsim, with different religions and ethnicities.

Population

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-18 14:29:32 UTC

   The amount of people in a town, region, or country. When you enter a city or state, you might see a sign that tells us of the population.

Density

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-18 14:32:55 UTC

   The amount of mass per unit volume. Theway you foind density is dividing the object's mass by the volume. If an object's density is greater than 1, it'll sink in water (water has a density of 1). If the object's density is less than 1, it'll float in water.

Region

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-18 14:33:02 UTC

   A area, usually apart of a country, that have the same characteristics. Multiple regions that make up a country don't have physical countries.

Republic

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-18 14:47:17 UTC

   A type of government that elected representitives have power. The leader is a elected president. The country is a more "public" than private.

Scarcity

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-18 14:51:06 UTC

   When there is a shortage or supplies are scare. This is rally bad for societies, since it can harm lots of people and animals. Famine is an example, and that effected lots of people.

Totalitarian

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-18 14:55:35 UTC

   A system that requires the people to obey to the people in power. People try to control every aspect of life.

Trade

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-18 15:01:46 UTC

   A system that involves one person getting goods and services, while in exchange for money. Back then, people would trade other goods or gold instead of money. A whole system of trading is a market.

Trait

lee_ale000 — 2018-05-18 15:06:22 UTC

   A characteristic or quality of something or someone. It usually describes someone or somethin in a way. When  it is a culture trait, it's a characteristic of the culture itself.