Question | Answer |
migration | Movement of groups of people from one place to another. |
urbanization | The movement of people from rural areas to cities, or urban areas. |
metropolitan area | A city and all the suburbs and other population areas around it. |
demographer | A geographer who studies human populations. |
thematic map | A map with a specific theme or topic, such as population, culture, or history. |
population density | The average number of people living on a square unit of land. |
ethnic group | A cultural group of people who share beliefs and practices learned from relatives and ancestors. |
cultural diversity | The mixture of different ethnic groups within the same country. |
parallel time line | A grouping of time lines that display different types of information for the same period of time. |
democracy | A governing system in which a country's people elect their leaders and rule by majority |
monarchy | The system of government in which a king or a queen rules. |
oligarchy | A system in which a small group that is not elected controls the government. |
dictatorship | A governing system in which one person rules with absolute authority. Authority in a dictatorship is not inherited as in a monarchy. |
empire | A conquered land of many people and places governed by one ruler. |
colony | An area of land ruled by a government in another land. |
heraldry | The system of colors, patterns, and picture symbols that knights used during the Middle Ages in Europe. |
drought | A period when little or no rain falls. |
cultural borrowing | The taking of culture traits from one culture for use in another. |
free enterprise | An economic system in which people choose what to make, sell, or buy, without government control. |