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geochap 4 voca

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culture is the total of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by the members of a specific group
diffusion this spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior
acculturation occurs when a society changes because it accepts or adopts an innovation
dialect reflects changes in speech patterns related to class, region, or other cultural changes
birthrate which is the number of live births per thousand population
mortality rate (also called the death rate) is the number of deaths per thousand people
rate of natural increase population growth rate--to find the rate at which population is growing, subtract the mortality rate from the birthrate. birth rate - mortality rate-
population pyramid a graphic device that shows sex and age distribution of a population
carrying capicity is the number of organisms a piece of land can support
nation refers to a group of people with a common culture living in a territory and having a strong sense of unity
monarchy A ruling family headed by a king or queen holds political power and may or may not share the power with citizen bodies
urban geography the study of how people use space in cities
urbanization the dramatic rise in the number of cities and the changes in lifestyle that result
central business district (CBD) the core of a city is almost always based on commercial activity
economy consists of the production and exchange of goods and services among a group of people
market economy production of goods and services is determined by the demand from consumers.(demand economy)
infrastructure consists of the basic support systems needed to keep an economy going
per capita income the average amount of money earned by each person in a political unit
GNP (gross national product) is the total value of all goods and services produced by a country over a year or some other specified period of time
religion consists of a belief in a supernatural power or powers that are regarded as the creators and maintainers of the universe
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