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Chapter 5 vocab. Geo

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Diffusion   When an idea or innovation spreads from one person or group to another and is adopted.  
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Globalization   Connections around the word increase and cultures become more alike.  
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traditionalism   longtime practices and opposing many modern technologies and ideas.  
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fundamentalism   Describes any movement in which people believe strictly following certain established teachings.  
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Lingua Franca   a common language consisting of Italian mixed French, Spanish, Greek, and Arabic that was formerly spoken in Mediterranean ports  
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ethnic religions   a religion that appeals to a specific group of people in a specific area of the world  
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animist religions   the belief that natural objects and the universe itself possess souls.  
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polytheism   the belief in many gods  
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monotheism   belief in only one god  
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pull factor   attracts people to a new location  
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refugees   People who have been forced to leave and cannot return to their homes  
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culture   All the features of a people's way of life.  
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culture traits   Activities and behaviors that people often take part in.  
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culture religion   An area in which people have many shared culture traits  
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ethnic groups   A human population that shares a common culture or ancestry.  
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acculutration   When an individual or group adopts some of the traits of another culture.  
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innovation   new ideas that a culture accepts.  
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demography   Definition- The statistical study of human pupulations.  
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population density   Definition: The average number of people living in an area.  
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birthrate   Definition: how many people are born each year  
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deathrate   how many people die in a year  
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migration   the process of moving from one place to live in another.  
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emigrants   People who leave a country to live somewhere else  
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immigrants   People who come to a new country to live  
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push factor   Causes people to leave a location  
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missionaries   Someone who has been sent to a certain area by the religious organization to teach the people about that religion  
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mosques   A building in which Muslims worship  
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hajj   a journey to the holy city of mecca that Muslims make as a religious duty.  
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