Human Geography Flashcards
People who exit,or leave ,a county to live somewhere else
Hint : migrate = to move from one place to anther
Emigrants
The. Process of moving form one place to live in another place
Migration
People who move from one county into another county.
Immigrants
Facter, or reason ,that push people to leave a location
Push factor
Following old style practices that have been around for a long time, and being against many new technologies and ideas
Traditionalism
Movement in which people believe in strictly following certain ideas or teachings, which are usually religious
Fundamentalism
The Arabic word for a religious journey (trip) to Mecca, Saudi Arabia; Islam requires Muslims to make this journey at least once in their lifetime
Hajj
Islamic places of wordship where Muslims (followers of lslam) wordship and practice their religion
Mosques
The process in which one individual or group begins to use some cultural traits of another group of people
Acculturation
New idea that a culture accepts
Innovation
The process in which connections around the world increase and cultures become more alike
Diffusion
Factors, or reasons,pulling(making people want to come) to a new location
Pull factors
People who flee (leave) their home and go to find a new country to find a safer place to live
Refugees
A learned system of shared beliefs and customs (ways of doing things) that guides the way a person lives
Culture
The belief in many gods
Polytheism