chapter 5 Flashcards
Collect statistics about populations and use them to forecast what future populations will be like
demography
The average number of people living in an area
population density
Is the number of births each year for every 1,000 people living in a place
birthrate
the total number of deaths each year for every 1,000 people
death rate
Is the process of moving from one place to live in another
migration
People who leave a country to live somewhere else are called
emigrants
Causes people to leave a location
push factors
Attracts people to a new location
pull factors
People who have been forced to leave and cannot return to their homes
refugees
Includes all the features of a people’s way of life
culture
Activities and behaviors that people often take part in are called
culture traits
An area in which people have many shared culture traits is called
culture region
____ group is a human population that shares a common culture or ancestry.
ethnic groups
When an individual or group adopts some of the traits of another culture
acculturation
Happens when an idea or innovation spreads from one person or group to another and is adopted
diffusion
This process in which connections around the world increase and cultures become more alike is called
globalization
Following longtime practices and opposing many modern technologies and ideas
traditionalism
Has been a reaction to the spread of modern culture
fundamentalism
Is a regional variety of a language
dialect
A language of trade and communication for the whole world
lingua franca
Focus on one ethic group and generally have not spread into other cultures
ethnic religions
People believe in the presence of the spirits and forces of nature
animist religions
The belief in many gods
polytheism
Seek followers all over the world
universalizing religions
