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.