Ms. Clark W. Geo Chapter 4 Study Guide

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Where does most of the world's population live today?

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In the Northern Hemisphere

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World's population in 1999?

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Six billion

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Largest megacity in the world?

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Tokyo - 28 Million People

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How many language families are in the world today?

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13 Families

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What are the Five Major World Religions?

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Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism

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Buddhism

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A religion that originiated in India about 500 B.C. and spread to China, where it grew into a major religion by A.D. 400.

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Christianity

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Evolved about 2,000 years ago from the teachings of Judiasm.

It is monotheistic.

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Hinduism

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A dominant religion of India.

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Islam

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A monotheistic religion based on teachings of the prophet Muhammed, and the biggest cultural and religious influence in North Africa.

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Judaism

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The oldest of the Southwest Asian religions, Judaism is concentrated in Israel. Followers, called Jews, live in Israel, the United States, Canada, South America, and many European cities.

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What possible positive and negative effects can acculturation have on a society?

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A positive effect on a society could be vaccinations.... whereas a negative effect on a society could be smoking.

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Culture

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the total knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by the members of a specific group.

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Cultural Trait

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a single element of normal practice in a culture -- such as the wearing of a turban.

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Cultural Hearth

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Cultural hearth is a site of innovation from which basic ideas, materials, and technology diffuse to many cultures.

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Ethnic group

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This term is used to refer to a specific group that shares a language, customs, and a common heritage.

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Acculturation

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Acculturation occurs when a society changes because it accepts or adopts an innovation.

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Transculturation

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Cultural change induced by introduction of elements of a foreign culture.

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Society

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A group that shares a geographic region, a sense of identity, and a culture is called a society.

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Diffusion

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Good ideas or inventions are hard to keep secret - they spread when people from different societies, or their ideas and inventions, come into contact with one another. This spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior is called diffusion.

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Dialect

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A dialect reflects changes in speech patterns related to class, region, or other cultural changes.

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Language

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Language is one of the most important aspects of culture because it allows the people within a culture to communicate with each other.

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Dialect

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A dialect reflects changes in speech patterns related to class, region, or other cultural changes.

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Carrying Capacity

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The number of organisms a piece of land can support.

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Fertility Rate

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The average number of children a woman of childbearing years would have in her lifetime.

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Rate of Natural Increase

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Population growth rate

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Mortality Rate

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the death rate.... the number of deaths per thousand people....

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Infant Mortality Rate

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The number of deaths among infants under age one per thousand live births.

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Population Density

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The figure is the average number of people who live in a measurable area, such as a square mile.

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Birthrate

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The number of live births per thousand population.

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Push Factors

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Push factors are those that cause people to leave their homeland and migrate to another region.

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Innovation

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Taking existing technology and resources and creating something new to meet a need.

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Monotheistic

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With a belief in one god.

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Polytheistic

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With a belief in many gods.

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How are some societies considered "luckier" than others and what has been the result?

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Language

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Language Group

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Language Family

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Population Pyramid

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Know how to read a population pyramid...

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Why do underdeveloped countries have higher birthrates than developed countries?

How are those countries trying to reduce the birthrate?

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Pop/Folk Culture

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