Ch. 11 vocab flashcards

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Term for the number of deaths per 1,000 people in a population in a year

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Death rate

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Areas with high population density and many buildings

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Urban

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People who move to a new country to live permanently

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Immigrants

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Shared beliefs, customs, and practices of a group of people

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Culture

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Type of government where citizens elect officials to make decisions

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Representative democracy

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Person forced to leave their country due to war or persecution

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Refugee

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Economic term for goods sold to other countries

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Exports

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Type of government ruled by a single person with absolute power

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Dictatorship

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Area with low population density and large amounts of undeveloped land

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Rural

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Group of people who share common ancestry, language, or cultural background

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Ethnic group