chapter 5 vocab Flashcards
the statistical study of human populations
demography
average number of people living in the area is called
population density
the number of births each year for every 1,000 people living in a place.
birthrate
the total number of deaths each year
death rate
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 can not return to their homes
refugees
a key term for understanding human geography is what
culture
activities and behaviors that people often take part in are called
culture trait
an area in which people have many shared traits is called
culture region
a human population that shares common culture or ancestry
ethnic groups
when an individual or group adopts some of the traits of another culture the process is called
acculturation
new ideas that a culture accepts is called
innovation
an idea or innovation spreads from one person or group to another and is adopted is called
diffusion
connection around the world increase and cultures become more alike is called
globalization
following longtime practices and opposing many modern technologies and ideas
traditionalism
any movement in which people believe in strictly following certain established principles or teachings
fundamentalism
a regional variety of a language is called
dialect
a language of trade and communication for the whole world is called
lingua franca
focuses on one ethnic group and generally have not spread into other cultures
ethnic religions
people believe in the presence of the spirits and forces nature
animist religions
belief in many gods
polytheism
