Vocab

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.

• adaptation

• modification

• indigenous

• ozone

What term describes the movement of people from rural areas to cities?

• Urbanization

• Globalization

• Industrialization

• Colonization

Which term refers to a system where the government owns and controls the means of production?

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Feudalism

• Monarchy

What is the term for a large group of people who share a common language, culture, and history?

• Nation

• State

• Colony

• Empire

Which term describes the spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another?

• Assimilation

• Cultural diffusion

• Acculturation

• Enculturation

What is the term for the economic policy of restraining trade between states through methods such as tariffs on imported goods?

• Free trade

• Protectionism

• Laissez-faire

• Monetarism

Which term refers to the belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group?

• Ethnocentrism

• Nationalism

• Racism

• Xenophobia

What is the term for a political system in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units?

• Federalism

• Unitary state

• Confederation

• Autocracy

Which term describes the process by which a person or a group's language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group?

• Assimilation

• Integration

• Segregation

• Pluralism

What is the term for a form of government in which a single person holds absolute power?

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Republic