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Vocabulary Study Guide
Chapter 2, Section 3
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Vocabulary Word
culture
Definition
how people in a region live, behave
and think
symbol
an object that stands for something
else
civilization
a society that has a highly developed
culture and technology
culture region
monotheistic religions
polytheistic religions
economy
capital
entrepreneurship
free enterprise economy
gross domestic product (GDP)
areas that are unified by common
cultural traits or characteristics
belief in one deity or God
belief in many deities or Gods
system in which people produce, sell,
or buy things
country’s wealth and infrastructure
the creativity and risk needed to
develop new goods and services
privately owned businesses create
goods that people buy in markets
the total value of the goods and
services that a country produces
government
an organization that keeps order, sets
rules, and provides services for a
society
citizen
a person who lives within the territory
of a government and is granted certain
rights and responsibilities by that
government
democracy
human rights
citizens elect representatives to
govern them
the political, economic, and cultural
rights that all people should have