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7202325052 | population pyramid | a graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a population | 0 | |
7202325725 | International migration | WW1,WW2,Korean war | 1 | |
7202326223 | Folk culture | a culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups. Oral tradition | 2 | |
7202326529 | Popular culture | Culture based on the tastes of ordinary people rather than an educated elite. | 3 | |
7202327076 | Ethnicity | the fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition. | 4 | |
7202328433 | Race | A group of people identified as distinct from other groups because of supposed physical or genetic traits shared by the group. | 5 | |
7202328434 | Supranational Organization | a type of multinational political union where negotiated power is delegated to an authority by governments of member states. The EU,UN,International Monetary Fund | 6 | |
7202329176 | Unclos | the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea | 7 | |
7202329677 | What does Unclos do? | a belt of coastal waters extending at most 12 nautical miles from the baseline of a coastal state. | 8 | |
7202330144 | Von Thunen's agricultural model | Ranching and live stock- Animals can be raised far from the city because they are self transporting and thus have lower transportation costs Grains and field crops-Crops last longer allowing a location further from the city Forests-timber and firewood produced for fuel and building. Wood is heavy and very difficult to transport. Dairy Farming-highest profits but also the highest transportation costs,vunerable and perishable Market Gardening-Goods that need to be closer to the city. | 9 | |
7202331629 | Gmos in food | Genes of commercial interest are transferred from one organism to another. Two primary methods currently exist for introducing transgenes into plant genomes. | 10 | |
7202336361 | Basic sectors of economic activity | 1.extraction of raw material-miner 2.manufacturing-Technican 3.services-Detective | 11 | |
7202339058 | Economic Development | can increase population growth and also decrease it. | 12 | |
7202339456 | Burgess model | Earliest theoretical model to explain urban social structures. | 13 | |
7202339457 | food desert | parts of the country vapid of fresh fruit, vegetables, and other healthful whole foods, usually found in impoverished areas. | 14 |