continent
major land masses of Earth
29% of the Earth's surface
autocracy
government with a single ruler with unlimited power; citizens have no role
rule by one
oligarchy
government where control rests with a small group of people with wealth or power
rule by few
communism
government that owns or controls most farms and businesses
parliamentary democracy
type of government where citizens elect members of Parliament to choose the Prime Minister as head of the government
traditional economy
an economic system that relies on fishing, farming, hunting, and gathering; it is strongly guided by traditions; many people barter for goods or services instead of exchange money for goods and services
republic
government system where decisions are made by elected officials who represent the people
monarch
king, queen, or emperor; symbol of a country, "the Crown"
constitutional monarch
government in which the king or queen is the head of state with very little power; limited by a constitution
rule by many
monarchy
government headed by a king or queen; throne is pasted down from generation to generation
democracy
government in which the power lies with its citizens and where a system of free elections of representatives is an important part of citizen's responsibilities
absolute monarchy
government in which the king or queen is the head of state with ALL the POWER over the people
rule by one
presidential democracy
type of government where citizens elect members of the legislature (House and Senate) and also the chief executive - the president- who is head of the government
empire
a group of countries are regions controlled by ONE government
citizen
a person who lives in a particular place
government
a system of laws and the people who create and administer the laws
colonization
to start up a colony in another country
imperialism
extending a country's political power by acquiring foreign lands; colonization
religion
a belief in a higher power or being(s)
life expectancy
amount of years the average person is expected to live
culture
the habits, beliefs, and traditions of a group of people
gross domestic product per capita
measures a country's economic output per person and is calculated by dividing the GDP of a country by its population.
immigrant
a person who moves to a country he/she was not born in to live
language
spoken or written words of a large group of people
literate (literacy)
the ability to read and write (people over the age of 15 who can read and write)
standard of living
measure of a nation's quality of life based on certain factors such as literacy, education, income, and life expectancy
geography
the study of the physical features of the Earth
agriculture
cultivating of soil, producing crops, raising livestock
natural resources
materials found in nature and used by people such as minerals, trees, water, fertile soil, and fossil fuels (oil, coal, natural gas)