Chapter 4 Test Flashcards
Ethnic group
Refers to a group that shares a language, customs, and a common heritage
Culture
The total knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by an passed on by the members of a specific group
Innovation
Taking existing technology and resources and creating something new to meet a need
Diffusion
The spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of a behavior
Religion
Consists of a belief in a supernatural power of powers that are regarded as the creators and maintainers of the universe
Domestication
Makes animals in the wild tamed
Cultural trait
Behaviors or activity of a society
Subsistence agriculture
Just growing enough for your own self
Commercial agriculture
Growing food to sell for everybody else
Demography
A geographic study of people and population
Birth rate
The number of live births per thousand population
Death rate
The number of of deaths per thousand per population
Immigrant
A person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence
Emigrant
A person who leaves one country or region to go to another
Nationalism
The belief that people should be loyal to their nation, the people with whom they share land, culture, and history
Infrastructure
The basic support systems needed to keep an economy going including education systems and transportation
Fundamentalism
A form of a religion, especially Islam or Protestant Christianty, that upholds belief in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture
Totalitarian government
Government not run by the people, all aspects of your life are controlled
Ex: Cuba
Democratic government
Government by the people, citizens hold political power
Tariff
A tax on imports
Literacy
The ability to read and write
Suburbs
Political units touching the borders of the central city or touching other suburbs that touch the city
Urbanization
The dramatic rise in the number of cities and the changes in life style
Capitalism
An economy run by the government
