Culture Flashcards
Culture
A learned system of shared beliefs and ways of doing things that guides a persons daily behavior
Culture region
Where a culture dominates a particular region
Ethnic groups
Groups that include history, tradition, and region
Multicultural
When people of different cultures live in the same area
Race
Based on inherited physical or biological traits
Diffusion
The spread of culture to different cultures
Acculturation
When people borrow aspects of another culture as the result of long term contact with another society
Symbol
A sign that stands for something else
Domestication
When wild plants and animals are slowly transformed to be dependent on people
Subsistence farming
Growing enough food to feed your self and family
Commercial farming
Large farms that grow enough crops to sell and make a profit
Civilization
When a culture and comes highly complex
Demography
The branch of geography that studies human populations
Demographers
Geographers who study demography
How many people per square mile does the US have
92.6