s.s ch 5 vocab Word Scramble
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demography | the statistical study of human populations |
population density | average number of people living in an area |
birthrate | the number of births each year for every 1,000 people living in an area |
death rate | the number of deaths each year for every 1,000 people living in an area |
migration | process of moving from one place to another |
emigrants | people who leave a country to live somewhere else |
immigrants | people who come to a new country to live |
push factors | causes people to leave a location |
pull factors | attracts people to a new location |
refugees | people who have been forced to leave and cannot return to their homes |
culture | all the features of a person's way of life |
culture traits | activities and behaviors that people often take part in |
culture region | an area in which people have shared culture traits |
ethnic groups | a human population that shares a common culture or ancestry |
acculturation | when an individual or group adopts some traits from another culture |
diffusion | happens when an idea or innovation spreads from one person or group to another and is adopted |
globalization | connections around the world increase and cultures become more alie |
traditionalism | means following longtime practices and opposing many modern technologies and ideas |
fundamentalism | describes any movement in which people believe in strictly following certain established principles or teachings |
dialect | a regional variety of language |
lingua franca | a language of trade and communication |
ethnic religions | focus on one ethnic group and generally have not spread into other cultures |
animist religions | people believe in the presence of spirits and the forces of nature |
polytheism | the belief in more than one god |
universalizing religions | seek followers all over the world |
monotheism | the belief in one god |
missionaries | people who help spread the religion |
mosques | houses for worship |
hajj | special religious journeys to Mecca |
innovation | a new idea that a culture accepts |
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