Governments
Rule by the people
democracy
a man, his wife, and their children
nuclear family
The number of years a person is expected to live
Life Expectancy
the number of people who live in an area per square mile
population density
socialism is a form of this type of economy
command
Rule by using the military
dictatorship
Grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, etc.
extended family
the movement of people from rural areas to cities
urbanization
a large group of people with a common history and language who have developed a strong sense of identity
nation
The first direct an pure forms of democracy started in what civilization?
Greece
Rule by the clergy (church) or God
theocracy
another name for nations that God established when He spread out the settlements of people
ethnic groups
The taxes placed on imported and expoerted goods
tariffs
the foundation of society
family
A society that has no government and everyone does what they please is called
anarchy
ruled by an elected leader
republic
The system of customs and traditions of a group of people
culture
The most common method of measuring a country's wealth
Gross Domestic Product (GPD)
This provides people with a set of beliefs and moral code of conduct
religion
rule by a small group of people
oligarchy
ruler receives authority from birth and rules as he or she pleases
absolute monarchy
the foundation of culture
language
This tends to be more prevalent in countries near the equator
malaria
the most extreme form of socialism
communism
name the six elements of culture
family, language, religion, nation, media, aesthetics