Movement Vocabulary

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Acculturation

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Adapting to society's dominant culture, while maintaining aspects of one's own culture.

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Immigrant

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A person who moves to a new country in order to settle there.

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Push Factor

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These motivate people to leave their home country to live elsewhere.

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Pull Factor

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A reason that people may decide to come to a new country, which gives hope for a better life.

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Globalization

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A worldwide trade system in which countries become increasingly dependent on one another for things such as food, services, and technology.

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Colonization

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The expansion of countries into other countries where they establish settlements and control the native peoples.

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Exports

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Goods and Services sold to other countries.

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Columbian Exchange

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The transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Americas and Europe, Asia, and Africa.

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Marketing

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When producers attempt to motivate consumers to purchase their goods or services.

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Missionary

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An individual who helps to spread their religion to peoples outside their home Nation.