Language - allows people to share information. Religion - Includes Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism. Social Groups - Organizes culture regions often through income. Cultures are sometimes measured through standard of living and literacy rates . Economies - How people produce goods, what goods they produce, and how goods are distributed.
Most democracies have a market economy.
Free enterprise - people start and run businesses for profit with little government interference. Socialism - government sets goals, runs some businesses, and regulates most. Emigrate - people leave their country to live in another. Refugees are forced to flee their country. Population Distribution - People generally live in places with water, good land, and favorable climate.