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Biological Imperative
Hardwired to continue your DNA; biological clock; parents
while do anything to ensure the survival of their offspring
TERM 2
Friction of Distance
DEFINITION 2
Relationship between travel and difficulty of travel; lessened
by technology
TERM 3
Global Choke Points
DEFINITION 3
Surface transportation routes converge and are vulnerable to
be controlled by one country
TERM 4
Globalization
DEFINITION 4
increasing level of interconnection among people and places
throughout the world; spreads technology and ideas, crime,
disease, trade, mobility, shifts ideologies, influences mass
media
TERM 5
Localization
DEFINITION 5
from established local identities existing prior to the intrusion
of global forces; political nationalism, separatist groups,
customs and practices, ethnic and religious differences
Brain and Skills Drain
migration of professional/educated people from one country
to another for better economic and career prospects
TERM 7
Characteristics of a Civilization
DEFINITION 7
language, religion, legal structure, customs, how people
behave in society
TERM 8
Theocracy
DEFINITION 8
government based on religion
TERM 9
Culture
DEFINITION 9
more localized than a civlization
TERM 10
Hundred Mile
Mentality
DEFINITION 10
people who don't travel think that the whole world exists
within a small radius
Democratic Republic
USA congress, president, senate
TERM 17
Constitutional Monarchy
DEFINITION 17
modern day England Parliament, Prime Minister, Monarch
TERM 18
Monarchy
DEFINITION 18
king and queen have divine right to rule
TERM 19
Despotism
DEFINITION 19
dictator running the country alone, power through force of
arms, Hilter's later years
TERM 20
Communism
DEFINITION 20
political and economic system no private ownership only get
as much as you need
Capitalism
Idea of private ownership
TERM 22
Free Market
DEFINITION 22
disposing your property as you see fit
TERM 23
Merchantilism
DEFINITION 23
controlled economy (imports, exports)
TERM 24
Primary Production
DEFINITION 24
Raw materials, resources
TERM 25
Secondary Production
DEFINITION 25
manufacturing and construction
