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demography
branch of geography
that studies people
(hint: demos = people; graphy =
writing about)
noun
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population density
noun phrase
the average number of
people living in an area;
usually described as
persons per square mile
or square kilometer
(hint: populus = people)
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the number of live births
each year for every
1,000 people living in a
place
birthrate
noun
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death rate
total number of deaths
each year for every
1,000 people living in a
place
noun phrase
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migration
the process of moving
from one place to live in
another place
noun
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emigrants
noun
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immigrants
noun
people who exit, or
leave, a country to live
somewhere else
(hint: migrate = to move from one
place to another)
people who move from
one country into another
country
(hint: migrate = to move from one
place to another)
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push factors
factors, or reasons, that
push people to leave a
location
noun phrase
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pull factors
factors, or reasons,
pulling (making people
want to come) to a new
location
noun phrase
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people who flee (leave)
their home and go to a
new country to find a
safer place to live
refugees
noun
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a learned system of
shared beliefs and
customs (ways of doing
things) that guides the
way a person lives
culture
noun
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culture traits
behaviors and actions
that are a part of culture
noun phrase
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culture region
noun phrase
area of the world in
which people share
certain culture traits
(hint: The word region means
“area.”)
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ethnic groups
groups of people who
usually have the same
culture and ancestry
(came from the same
people a long time ago)
noun phrase
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acculturation
noun
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innovation
noun
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diffusion
noun
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globalization
noun
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the process in which one
individual or group
begins to use some of
the same cultural traits
of another group of
people
new idea that a culture
accepts
(hint: from the French word
innover, which means “to make
new”)
the spread, or
movement, of ideas or
behaviors from one
cultural region that are
used in a different
cultural region
the process in which
connections around the
world increase and
cultures become more
alike
(hint: globe means “world”)
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traditionalism
noun
following old style
practices that have been
around for a long time,
and being against many
new technologies and
ideas
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fundamentalism
movement in which
people believe in strictly
following certain ideas
or teachings, which are
usually religious
noun
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changes to a language
used in a certain region
that make the language a
little bit different
dialect
noun
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lingua franca
a language of trade and
communication used by
people who speak
different languages
noun phrase
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ethnic religions
religions found among
people of one ethnic
group that usually have
not spread, or moved,
into other cultures
noun phrase
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animist religions
religions in which
people believe in the
presence of the spirits
and forces of nature
noun phrase
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polytheism
the belief in many gods
(hint: poly = many; theism = gods)
noun
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religions that seek
followers all over the
world
universalizing
religions
(hint: universal means “all over the
world”)
noun phrase
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monotheism
the belief in one god
(hint: mono = one; theism = gods)
noun
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missionaries
people whose mission,
or goal, is to try to get
other people to believe
in their religion
noun
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Islamic places of
worship where Muslims
(followers of Islam)
worship and practice
their religion
mosques
noun
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hajj
noun
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the Arabic word for a
religious journey (trip)
to Mecca, Saudi Arabia;
Islam requires Muslims
to make this journey at
least once in their
lifetime
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