Terms II

Across

3. the production and exchange of goods and services among a group of people.
4. geography the study of how people use space in cities.
6. an area that is the center of business and culture and has a large population.
10. a group that shares a geographic region, a common language and a sense of identity and culture.
11. a group of people with a common culture living in a territory and having a strong sense of unity.
13. having no outlet to the sea.
17. density the average number of people who live in a measurable area, reached by dividing the number of inhabitants in an area by the amount of land they occupy.
18. hearth the heartland or place of origin of a major culture; a site of innovation from which basic ideas, materials and technology diffuse to other cultures.
19. system the way people produce and exchange goods.
21. the basic support systems needed to keep an economy going, including power, communications, transportation, water, sanitation and education systems
22. rate the average number of children a woman of childbearing years would have in her lifetime, if she had children at the current rate for her country.
23. capacity the number of organisms a piece of land can support without negative effects.
26. factor a factor that causes people to leave their homeland and migrate to another region.
27. the dramatic rise in the number of cities and the changes in lifestyle that result.
29. the total knowledge, attitudes and behavior shared by and passed on by members of a group.
31. the number of live births per total population, often expressed per thousand population.
32. area a functional area including a city and it's surrounding suburbs and exurbs, linked economically.
34. a version of a language that reflects changes in speech patterns due to class, region or cultural changes.
37. taking existing elements of society and creating something new to meet a need.

Down

1. industry Any kind of economic activity that produces a service rather than a product
2. the spread of ideas, inventions or patterns of behavior to different societies.
5. the belief in a supernatural power or powers that are regarded as the creators and maintainers of the universe, as well as the system of beliefs itself.
7. an organization that converts raw materials to finished products.
8. Quantity of goods or services offered for sale at a specific time or price
9. the name of a territory when a nation and a state occupy the same territory.
12. A good, a service, or an idea a person can buy.
14. Consumer willingness and ability to buy products
15. citizens hold political power, either directly or through elected representatives.
16. mortality rate the number of deaths among infants under age one as measured per thousand live births.
17. factor a factor that draws or attracts people to another location.
20. the cultural change that occurs when individuals in a society accept or adopt an innovation.
24. a political unit or community touching the borders of the central city or touching other suburbs that touch the city.
25. of natural increase also called population growth rate - the rate at which population is growing, found by subtracting the mortality rate from the birthrate.
28. resources a material on or in the earth, such as a tree, fish or coal that has economic value.
29. nearly all political power and means of production are held by the government in the name of all the people.
30. an individual or group holds complete political power.
32. rate the number of deaths per thousand.
33. a political term describing an independent unit that occupies a specific territory and has full control of it's internal and external affairs.
35. group a group of people who share language, customs and a common heritage.
36. a ruling family headed by a king or queen holds political power and may or may not share the power with citizen bodies.