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CULTURE g.s.
Culture 10-24-16
Question | Answer |
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The way in which people in a culture are organized into small groups is the culture's.... | Social structure |
A scientist who studies population is called a | Demographer |
A person who moves to a new country in order to settle there is called an.... | Immigrant |
The number of live births each year per 1000 people, or the _____, varies from one country to another | Birth rate |
A person who buys goods or uses services is a.... | Consumer |
The way people are spread out over an area is known as.... | Population distribution |
The movement of people to cities and the growth of cities is called... | Urbanization |
_______ is the average number of years a person is expected to live. | Life expectancy |
Tools and skills that people can use to make life easier. | technology |
Things that cultures need to survive | Basic needs |
The way of life of a group of people | Culture |
Customs that survive from one generation to the next | Traditions |
Tools and skills that people can use to make life easier | Technology |
Beliefs about what is good, desirable, and worth holding onto | Values |
The way of organizing people into smaller groups | Social structure |
The ways that families are set up | Family patterns |
Things people do for fun | Recreation |
Made up of a person of a group of people who make laws, decisions for war and collect taxes | Government |
System for producing, distributing, and consuming goods and services | Economy |
A way of communicating and a system of writing | Language |
How do demographers figure out population growth? | By comparing birth rates, death rates, and life expectancy |
Where do most people settle? | Near bodies of water and in flat areas with fertile soil. |
People's occupations, their behavior, and their beliefs are all part of their.... | culture |
Which social unit is most responsible for teaching the customs and traditions of culture? | Family |
What are two important features of a culture | Religion and language |
What is communism | Economic system which is owned by government and it has a high level of social services |
What is socialism | Economic system mostly owned by government |
What is capitalism | An economic system in which is privately owned and has a low level of social services |
Name and describe the theory that demographers use to explain immigration | Demographers use the push and pull theory to explain immigration |
Name and describe three examples of economic systems | Communism which is owned by the government and it has a high level of social services. socialism that is mostly owned by the government. Capitalism which is privately and and has a low level of social services |
Why have a large numbers of people moved from royal areas to urban areas? | Better opportunities and a better future and lots of resources |
Why does the worlds population continue to grow? | Because there is better medical care and agriculture. |
Special routine, practices common to people | Customs |
A cultures creative expiration | Art |
A culture is written expression | Literature |
What people believe in and how they worship their God(s) | Religion |
What are some push factors | Crime Bad weather High taxes Political reasons |
What are some pull factors | Family Warm climate Attractions Friendly area Low taxes |
What are some examples of non-material culture | Beliefs Rules Values Language Family |
What are some examples if material culture | Style of dress Manners Style of beauty |