Culture - The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group., Diffusion - The spreading of something more widely like cultural ideas and practices. , Ethnic Populations - A category of the population that, in a larger society, is set apart and bound together by common ties of race, language, nationality, or culture., Migration - The movement of a person or a group, either across an international border, or within a country or state., Population Density - The number of people living in an area ​such as a square mile., Rural  - Relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the city., Urban - Relating to, or characteristic of a town or city., Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - Agency that leads the nation's efforts to prepare for, protect and mitigate against, respond to, and recover from the impacts of natural disasters, man-made incidents or terrorist events., Clean and Renewable Energy - Energy that comes from natural sources or processes that are constantly replenished and do not cause pollution., Consumer Demand - Willingness and ability of consumers to purchase a quantity of goods and services in a given period of time, or at a given point in time., Domestic Production  - Finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period., Hybrid Cars  - A car with a gasoline engine and an electric motor, each of which can propel it., Petroleum - A naturally occurring liquid found beneath the earth's surface that can be refined into fuel., Satellite Technology - Machines put into orbit that can receive and re-transmit thousands of signals simultaneously, from simple digital data to the most complex television programming., Telecommunications - Branch of technology focused on communication over a distance by cable, telegraph, telephone, or broadcasting., Genral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) - An international agreement regulating trade to reduce tariffs and other trade barriers to benefit all countries. , Internet - A global computing network providing a variety of information and communication., Just-In-Time Inventory System - A business system that calls for supplies and materials to arrive for quick installation to avoid warehouse storage and save money. , North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) - Agreement between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada that reduced or eliminated tariffs on imports and exports a created a huge free-trade zone., Steve Jobs - Co-founder of Apple that oversaw the introduction of I-Pods and I-Phones. , Time Study Analysis  - Measures the time necessary for a job or task to be completed using the best method to push for more efficiency., World Trade Organization (WTO) - The only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations., World Wide Web - An information system on the internet which allows documents to be connected and enables the user to search for information by moving from one document to another.,

Unit #10 (B)-- 11th Grade US History: 1990's to 21st Century- B. Geography/Culture + Economy, Policies and Technology

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