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33 Cards in this Set
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human geography—
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The study of humans on earth
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demography
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Statistical study of human populations
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population density
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The average number of people living in an area; usually expressed as persons per square mile or square kilometer
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Birthrate
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The number of live births each year for every 1000 people living in a place
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death rate
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Total number of deaths each year for every 1,000 people in a place
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migration
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The process of moving from one place to live in another
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emigrants
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People who leave a country to live somewhere else
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immigrants
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People who come to a new country to live
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push factors
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Factors causing people to leave a location
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pull factors
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Factors attracting people to a new location
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refugees
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People who have been forced to leave an area
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Culture
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All the features of a people’s way of life
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culture traits
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Learned activities and behaviors that people often take part in
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culture region
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An area in which people have many shared culture traits
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ethnic group
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Human populations that share a common culture or ancestry
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acculturation
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Process in which an individual or group adopts some of the traits of another culture
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innovation
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New idea that a culture accepts
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diffusion
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A process occurring when an idea or innovation spreads from one person or group to another and is adopted
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globalization
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The process in which connections around the world increase and cultures become more alike
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traditionalism
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Following longtime practices and opposing many modern technologies and ideas
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fundamentalism
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Movement in which people believe in strictly following certain established principles or teachings
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dialect
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A regional variety of a language
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lingua franca
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A language of trade and communication used by people who speak different languages
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ethnic religions
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Humans populations that share a common culture or ancestry
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animist religions
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Religions in which people believe in the presence of the spirits and forces of nature
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polytheism
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The belief in many gods
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monotheism
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The belief of only one god
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universalizing religions
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Religions that seek followers all over the world
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missionaries
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People whose goal it is to spread their religion
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mosques
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Islamic houses of worship
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hajj
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Religious journey to Mecca required of Muslims
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secularism
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Nonreligious; no be lief in any religion
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domestication
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wait
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