World Geography Chapter 4

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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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Society

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Shares a common language, a sense of identity and its culture.

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Ethnic Group

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Shares language, a sense of identity as a separate group within their region.

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Innovation

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Taking existing elements and creating something new from them.

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Diffusion

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The spread of Ideas, inventions,or patterns of behavior.

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Cultural Hearth

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A place from where Ideas, Materials and technology spred out to other cultures.

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Acculturation

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The acceptance or adaption of innovation by a society.

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Dialect

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Speech patterns related to class rejoin or other cultural changes.

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Religion

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The belief in a super natural power or powers that a re regarded as creators and maintainers of the universe.

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Birth Rate

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The number of live births per thousand population.

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Fertility Rate

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

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Mortality Rate

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Also called the death rate, the number of deaths per thousand.

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Infant Mortality Rate

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Number of deaths among infants under age 1 per thousand population.

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Rate of natural Increase

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The rate at which the population is growing

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Population Pyramid

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Graphic device that shows gender and age distribution of population.

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Push and Pull Factors

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Reasons why people migrate.

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Population Density

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Average number of people who live in a measurable area.

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Carrying Capacity

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The number of organisms a piece of land can support.

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State

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An Independent unit that occupies a specific Territory and has control of its internal and external affairs.

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Nations

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A group of people with a common culture living in a territory and having a sense of unity.

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Nation-State

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When a nation and state occupy the same territory.

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Democracy

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Gov. in which a ruling family holds political power and may not share power with its citizens.

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Dictatorship

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Gov. in which nearly all political power and means of production are held by the government.

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Communism

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Gov. in which power and production are held by gov.

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Land Lock

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Having no outlet to the sea,

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City

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Area with large populations, center of business and culture.

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Urban Geography

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The study of how people use spaces in cites.

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Suburb

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Political unit touching the central city, touching, suburbs.

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Metropolitan Area

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A functional area made up of the city, subarbs

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Urbanization

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Rise in the numbers of cites.

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Central Business District (CBD)

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The commercial core of city.