Vocabulary

3. nation-a government with complete authority over a geographic region
6. factors-things that encourage people to migrate from a place
7. economy-an economic system based on free trade and competition
10. group-a group of people who share a common culture or heritage
14. single person, or small group, holds absolute power
16. democracy-citizens elect others to make decisions on their behalf
17. monarchy-absolute power to rule is inherited through family
18. area immediately outside of a city, often a smaller residential community
20. factors-things that encourage people to migrate to a place
21. and their surroundings; areas that are heavily populated and developed
22. diffusion-the spread of culture traits from one region to another
23. government controls some of the basic factors of production, but free enterprise and private ownership exists
24. type of command economy where the government owns all the factors of production. There is no private ownership of property or resources and little or no political freedom.
25. enterprise-individuals and businesses own the factors of production, government has very little role in the economy.

1. found outside of cities; less densely populated, with primarily agricultural economies
2. monarchy-a monarch's right to rule is limited by law
4. government organized by religious principles and authorities.
5. economy-an economy that is a combination of command, market, and traditional economies
8. set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people have in common
9. process of moving from one place to another place
11. economy-an economy in which production is based on customs and tradition and in which people often grow their own food, make their own goods, and use barter to trade
12. democracy-citizens participate in the decision making process
13. border-borders determined by people that do not follow natural features
15. economy-an economic system in which the central government makes all economic decisions
19. is concentrated in the hands of a small group of people
20. border-borders that follow natural features