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world studies vocab2

unit 2 vocab, culture

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Culture Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.
ethnic group Group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or combination of such characteristics
innovation An improvement of an existing technological product, system, or method of doing something.
Diffusion The process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time
Cultural Hearth a center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward
acculuturation the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another; blending of cultures
Dialect A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.
religion a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
birth rate the number of births in a year for every 1,000 people in a population
fertility rate the average number of children a woman of childbearing years would have in her lifetime
mortality rate the number of deaths per thousand
infant mortality rate The total number of deaths in a year among infants under one year old for every 1,000 live births in a society.
rate of natural increase derived by subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate; increases or decreases due to migration are not included
Population Pyramid A bar graph representing the distribution of population by age and sex.
push-pull factors Conditions that draw people to another location (pull factors) or cause people to leave their homelands and migrate to another region (push factors)
population density The number of individuals in an area of a specific size, in the USA we use per square mile
carrying capacity Largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support
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