Geography Ch. 4 Vocab Pt. 1 Flashcards
way of life of a group of people who share similar culture traits, including beliefs, customs, technology, and material items
Culture
group of related languages that have all developed from one earlier language
Language family
group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or place of origin
ethnic group
division of Earth’s surface in which most people share a similar way of life, including language, religion, economic systems, and values
culture region
the spread of culture traits, material and non-material, from one culture to another
cultural diffusion
a center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward
culture hearth
number of births per year for every 1,000 people
birthrate
number of deaths per year for every 1,000 people
death rate
the growth rate of a population; the difference between birthrate and death rate
natural increase
the movement of people from place to place
migration
the model that uses birthrates and death rates to show how populations in countries or regions change over time
Demographic transition
the number of years it takes for population to double in size
Doubling time
the variations in population that occur across a country, a continent, or the world
Population distribution
the average number of people living on a square mile or square kilometer of land
population density
a diagram that shows the distribution of a population by age and gender
population pyramid
