chapter 5 Flashcards
(30 cards)
demography
the statistical study of human populations
population density
the average number of people living in an area
birth rate
number of births each year per 1000 people living in an area
migration
the process of moving from one place to another
emigrants
people who leave a country to live somewhere else
immigrants
people who come to a new country to live
push factors
causes for people to leave a location
pull factors
attracts people to a new location
refugees
people who have been forced to leave and cannot return to their home country
death rate
the number of deaths each year per 1000
culture
all of the features of a peoples way of life
culture traits
learned activities and behaviors that people often take part in
culture region
an area in which people have shared culture traits
ethnic groups
human populations that share a common culture of ancestry
acculturation
a process in which an individual or group adopts some of the traits of another culture
innovation
new idea that a culture accepts
diffusion
a process occurring when an idea or innovation spreads from one person or group to another and is adopted
globalization
the process in which connections around the world increase, and cultures become more alike
traditionalism
following longtime practices, and opposing many modern technologies and ideas.
fundamentalism
movement in which people believe in following only certain certain established principles or teachings
dialect
a regional variety of a language
lingua franca
a language of trade and communication used by people who speak different languages
ethnic religions
religions found among a certain ethnic group that usually doesn’t spread
animist religions
religions in which people believe in the presence of the spirits and forces on nature
