Chapter+4+Terms

Free Trade: the removal of trade barriers so that goods can flow freely between countries. · Mexico now has free trade with the United States. Developing Countries: country in the process of becoming industrialized. · Most of Africa is made up of developing countries. Developed Countries: country that has a great deal of technology and manufacturing. · The United States is a developed country. Industrialization: transition from an agricultural society to one based on industry. · Europe industrialized when they began to become more modern. Natural Resources: substance from the earth that is not made by people but can be used by them. · One of the Natural Resources of North Dakota is oil. Command Economy: system of resource management in which decisions about production and distribution of goods and services are made by a central authority. · In the United States, a command economy is essential in governing mass crop growth in an effort to prevent the stock market from crashing. Mixed Economy: a system of resource management in which the government supports and regulates enterprise through decisions that affect the marketplace. · The United States is said to have a mixed economy because privately owned businesses and government both play important roles.

** Market Economy ** **-** An economic system based on free enterprise, in which business are privately owned, and production and prices are determined by supply and demand. ** Traditional Economy ** **-** A system, in which tradition and custom control all economic activity, exists in only a few parts of the world today. ** Democracy ** **-** Any systems of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens. ** Oligarchy ** **-** System of government in which a small group holds power. ** Autocracy ** **-** Government in which one person rules with unlimited power and authority. ** Federal System ** **-** Form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and the state or provincial government. ** Unitary System ** **-** A government in which all key powers are given to the national or central government.
 * Democracy and respect for human rights have long been central components of U.S. foreign policy
 * If people went around saying we had an electorial oligarchy you would get a blank look from most.
 * Autocrasy is a good comparison to Mr. Slocomb, and the students in his 5-6 block class.

__Cultural Hearth__ - Early centers of civilazation whose ideas and practices spread to surrounding areas. Mesopotamia was a cultural hearth in the very beginning times.

__Cultural Diffusion__- The process of spreading new knowledge from one culture to another. Romans introduced cultural diffusion to the

__Culture Region__- countries that have certain traits in common. The Middle East is a cultural region because they share lots in common.

__ Ethnic Group __ //-// belonging to or deriving from the cultural, racial, religious, or linguistic traditions of a people or country. The ethnic group I belong to is Norweigan.

__Language Family__- any group of languages that derive from a common ancestor. Almost all languages today stem from Latin. You could say they are part of the same language family.

__Culture__- the total range of activities and ideas of a group of people with shared traditions, which are transmitted and reinforced by members of the group. A part of Norweigan culture is the making lefsa, the most delicious thing in the world.

__Population Density__- the number of people relative to the space occupied by them The population density of Fargo is greater than that of Enderlin.