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Ch 5 Human Geo Vocab
Vocabulary in Chapter 5
Word | Definition |
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Demography | the statistical study of human populations |
Birthrate | the number of births each year for every 1,000 people living in a place |
Migration | the process of moving from one place to live in another |
Population Density | the average number of people living in an area |
Death Rate | the total umber of deaths each year for every 1,000 people |
Emigrants | people who leave a country to live somewhere else |
Immigrants | People who come to a new country to live |
Push Factors | a push factor causes people to leave a location |
Pull Factors | a pull factor attracts people to a new location |
Refugees | people who have been forced to leave and cannot return to their homes |
Culture | culture includes all the features of a people's way of life |
Culture Traits | activities and behaviors that people often take part in |
Culture Region | an area in which people have many shared culture traits |
Ethnic Groups | a human population that shares a common culture or ancestry |
Acculturation | when an individual or group adopts some of the traits of another culture |
Innovation | new ideas that a culture accepts |
Diffusion | an idea or innovation spreads from one person or group to another and is adopted |
Globalization | when connections around the world increase and cultures become more alike |
Traditionalism | the opposite of globalization; following longtime practices and opposing many modern technologies and ideas |
Fundamentalism | any movement in which people believe in strictly following certain established principles or teachings |
Dialect | a regional variety of a language |
Lingua Franca | a language of trade and communication |
Animist Religions | people believe in the presence of the spirits and forces of nature |
Polytheism | the belief in many gods |
Universalizing Religions | seek followers all over the world. They hope to appeal to people of many different cultures |
Monotheism | the belief in one god |
Missionaries | people who help spread the religion |
Mosques | houses of worship |
Hajj | many people in Islamic countries make a special religious journey to Mecca |
Assimilation | the act of incorporating or absorbing knowledge into the mind |