Study of human populations and how they change.

Average # of people who live on each square mile of land

Ratio of total births to total population for a specific community or nation at a specific period.

Ratio of total deaths to total population for a specific community or nation at a specific period.

Moving to another place to live for a while.

Someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country.

Person that comes to a country to settle to permanently settle from another country.

factor that leaves one with no choice but to leave home, country, region, organization or religion.

lure of another country, region, organization or religion.

person seeking refuge in foreign countries from fear of political persecution.

People of different backgrounds coming together to see themselves as a larger national family.

Arts, Customs, and habits that characterize a specific society or nation.

behavior consistent in a culture.

region with one relatively human activity or complex of activities.

A group of people who identify with one another, especially with racial, cultural, or religious grounds.

A change in customs, something new

spread of something more widely.

regional economies, societies, and cultures have become integrated through a global network of communication, transportation, and trade.

traditional views or practices, mostly with regard to cultural or religious matters.

Strict maintenance of ancient or fundamental doctrines of any religion.

A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community or group, often with small differences in vocabulary, style, spelling and pronunciation.

common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one anothe.

religion with a concentrated distribution whose principle are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location in which its creators are concentrated.

A belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects.

Belief or existence of many gods.

Universalizing religions

a religion where the followers attempt to appeal to all people, and seek concerts wherever they may live in the world, not just to those of one culture or location.

The belief in a single god, deity, spirit, especially within an organized religion, faith, or creed.

person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed.

Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca that takes place in the last month of the year, and that all Muslims are expected to make at least once during their lifetime

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Chap. 5 Vocab

World Geo.

Question	Answer
Demography	Study of human populations and how they change.
Population Density	Average # of people who live on each square mile of land
Birthrate	Ratio of total births to total population for a specific community or nation at a specific period.
Deathrate	Ratio of total deaths to total population for a specific community or nation at a specific period.
Migration	Moving to another place to live for a while.
emigrants	Someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country.
Immigrants	Person that comes to a country to settle to permanently settle from another country.
push factors	factor that leaves one with no choice but to leave home, country, region, organization or religion.
Pull factors	lure of another country, region, organization or religion.
refugees	person seeking refuge in foreign countries from fear of political persecution.
Assimilation	People of different backgrounds coming together to see themselves as a larger national family.
Culture	Arts, Customs, and habits that characterize a specific society or nation.
Culture Traits	behavior consistent in a culture.
Culture Region	region with one relatively human activity or complex of activities.
Ethnic Groups	A group of people who identify with one another, especially with racial, cultural, or religious grounds.
Innovation	A change in customs, something new
Diffusion	spread of something more widely.
Globalization	regional economies, societies, and cultures have become integrated through a global network of communication, transportation, and trade.
Traditionalism	traditional views or practices, mostly with regard to cultural or religious matters.
Fundamentalism	Strict maintenance of ancient or fundamental doctrines of any religion.
Dialect	A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community or group, often with small differences in vocabulary, style, spelling and pronunciation.
Lingua Franca	common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one anothe.
Ethnic religions	religion with a concentrated distribution whose principle are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location in which its creators are concentrated.
Animist religions	A belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects.
Polytheism	Belief or existence of many gods.
Universalizing religions	a religion where the followers attempt to appeal to all people, and seek concerts wherever they may live in the world, not just to those of one culture or location.
Monotheism	The belief in a single god, deity, spirit, especially within an organized religion, faith, or creed.
Missionaries	person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed.
Mosques	Place of worship for Muslims.
Hajj	Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca that takes place in the last month of the year, and that all Muslims are expected to make at least once during their lifetime

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