Chapter 4 - Vocabulary

a system based on private ownership, free trade, and competition

• command economy

• globalization

• communism

• market economy

• democracy

organization of the world’s countries that promotes peace and security around the globe

• cultural diffusion

• gross domestic product

• globalization

• United Nations

• humanitarian aid

a measure of the number of people living in an area

• population

• population density

• birthrate

• migration

• interdependence

activity or behavior in which people often take part

• market economy

• popular culture

• culture trait

• culture

• democracy

a form of government in which the people elect leaders and rule by majority

• communism

• democracy

• interdependence

• globalization

• command economy

countries with less productive economies and a lower quality of life

• interdependence

• communism

• developing countries

• developed countries

• cultural diffusion

an area in which people have shared many culture traits

• culture region

• culture trait

• culture

• cultural diversity

• cultural diffusion

process in which countries are increasingly linked to each other through culture and trade

• communism

• democracy

• interdependence

• globalization

• command economy

a group of people who share a common culture and ancestry

• ethnic group

• culture trait

• popular culture

• cultural diversity

• developed countries

culture traits that are well known and widely accepted

• culture region

• culture trait

• popular culture

• cultural diversity

• cultural diffusion