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Culture

the way of life of a group of people who sharesimilar beliefs and customs

Language Family

large group of languages having similar roots

Culture Region

geographers divide the Earth into specific areas

Cultural Diffusion

The spread of new knowledge from one culture toanother

Culture Hearth

early centers of civilization whose ideas andpractices spread to surrounding areas

Globalization

theprocess by which the countries of the world have experienced greater connectivity.

Connectivity

thedegree of connection between people, places, and things.

Standard of Living

thelevel of wealth, goods, and necessities


available—for people in poorercountries

Outsourcing

settingup businesses abroad to produce parts and products for domestic use or sale

Pandemics

thespread of disease across a large area or even the world

What are the elementsof culture?

Language
Religion
Social System
Governments
Economic Activities

Birthrate

thenumber of births per year for every 1,000 people.

Death rate

thenumber of deaths per year for every 1,000 people

Natural Increase

thegrowth rate of a population, is the difference between an area’s birthrate andits death rate

Migration

movementof people from place to place, must also be considered when examiningpopulation changes

Demographic Transition

modeluses birthrates and death rates to show how populations in countries or regionscan change over time

Doubling time

the number of years it takes apopulation to double in size, has been reduced to below 50 years in some partsof Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Population pyramid

population structure that sees if the world’spopulation is unevenly distributed by age.

Population Distribution

pattern of human settlement.

Population Density

thenumber of people living on a square mile or square kilometer of land`

The DemographicTransition Model

o Birthrateo Death rageo Natural increaseo Migration

Zero population growth

thebirthrate and death rate are equal

Unitary System

givesall key powers to the national or central government

Federal System

dividesthe powers of government between the national government and state orprovincial governments

Autocracy

Anysystem of government in which the power and authority to rule belongs to asingle individual

Monarchy

aking or queen exercises the supreme powers of government

Oligarchy

anysystem of government in which a small group holds power.

Theocracy

isa government of officials believed to be divinely inspired

Democracy

any system of government in whichleaders rule with the consent of the citizens.

Natural boundary

follows physical geographic featuressuch as mountains and rivers.

Cultural boundary

geographicallydivide two identifiable cultures

Geometric boundary

often follow straight lines and do notaccount for natural and cultural features

Totalitarian dictatorship

decisions of a single leader determinegovernment policies.




i.e. Adolf Hilter/Nazi Germany, Saddam Hussein/Iraq, Raul Castro/Cuba and KinJong/North Korea

Absolute monarchs

complete and unlimited power to rule

Constitutional monarchs

share governmental powers with electedlegislatures




i.e.United Kingdom, Sweden, Japan, Jordan, and Thailand

Nationalism

abelief that the individual’s loyalty and devotion to the nation or statesurpasses other individual or group interests.