Intro To Human Geography: Population And Culture

acquiring the culture: costume

the number of people under the age of 15 and over the age of 65 as a proportion of the working-age population

Belief that nothing can be known about whether God exists

The diffusion of American brands, values, and attitudes throughout the world

The greater interconnectedness and interdependence of people and places around the world

The practices, attitudes, and preferences held in common by large numbers of people and considered to be mainstream

1. Changes quickly2. Youth-oriented3. Consumer driven4. Not place-specific5. Appearence oriented

Drawing attention to the loss of the unique character of different places and the increasing standardization of places and cultural landscapes

Used to describe a renewed interest in sustaining and promoting the uniqueness of a place

The idea that global and local forces interact and that both are changed in the process

The tangible and visible artifacts, implements, and structures created by people

Not tangible and is associated with oral traditions and behavioral practices.

The conversion of an object, a concept, or a procedure once not available for purchase into a good or service that can be bought or sold.

Taking an aspect of culture and mass produce it and make a profit. Typically an outsider of the culture.

The practices, attitudes, and preferences held in common by the members of a community in a particular place

1. Usually transmitted orally and is rarely written down.2. Dynamic and continuously evolving-- changing to reflect the acquisition of new observations and information3. Local knowledge does not exist as a single, monolithic entity. Rather, numerous reservoirs of local knowledge are retained by different individuals and groups within a community.

land that can be used to grow crops

A bar graph representing the distribution of population by age and sex.

factors that attract a person to a country

factors, that makes people want to leave their country and move to another one

The process through which people lose originality differentiating traits, when they come into contact with another society or culture.

The visible imprint of human activity and culture on the landscape.

The sum total of the knowledge, attitudes, and habitual behavior patterns shared and transmitted by the members of a society

(shared beliefs and behaviors)

the belief that God does not exist

belief in the existence of only one god.

belief in the existence of many gods

Population growth compels subsistence farmers to consider new farming approaches that produce enough food to take care of the additional people.

Population growth stimulates intensification in agricultural development- opposite of Malthus theory.

the steps through which a society progresses.

Stage 1=Low growth, Stage 2=High Growth, Stage 3=Moderate Growth, and Stage 4=Low Growth. A country moves from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates through time.

A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.

A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages.

the scattering of people who have a common background or beliefs

money migrant send back to family and friends in their home countries, often in cash, forming an important part of the economy in many poorer countries

cultural criteria;the type of region marked

the product of interactions, of movement of various kinds

the spatial spreading or dissemination of a culture element

view that natural environment has a controlling influence over various aspects of human life, including cultural development

geographic viewpoint-a response to determinism- that holds that human decision making is the crucial factor in cultural development, not the environment

Social differences between men and women. rather than the anatomical, biological differences between the sexes. What is considered "feminine" or "masculine" vary over time and space

a collection of computer hardware and software that permits spatial data to be collected, recorded, stored, retrieved, manipulated, analyzed, and displayed to the user.

Satellite-based system for determining the absolute location of places or geograpic features.

A region that only exists as a conceptualization or an idea and not as a physically demarcated entity.

individuals who are uprooted within the boundaries of their own country because of conflict or human rights abuse

consists of areas, such as particular landforms (used with GIS)

the number of children per women that will supply just enough births to replace parents and compensate for early deaths, with no allowance for migration effects; usually calculated at between 2.1 and 2.5 children

The ratio between the size of an area on a map and he actual size of that same area on the earth's surface

The absolute location of a place, described by local relief, landforms, and other cultural or physical characteristics

The relative location of a place in relation to the physical and cultural characteristics of the surrounding area and the connections and interdependencies within that system

the level of development that can be maintained in a country without depleting resources to the extent that future generations will be unable to achieve a comparable level of development

Uses latitude and longitude coordinates to represent geographic features as points, lines, or other complex shapes.

A British economist that concluded that the rate of population was growing at a faster rate than agricultural productivity leading to over population.

refers to a period – usually 20 to 30 years – when fertility rates fall due to significant reductions in child and infant mortality rates. As women and families realize that fewer children will die during infancy or childhood, they will begin to have fewer children to reach their desired number of offspring, further reducing the proportion of non-productive dependents. This fall is often accompanied by an extension in average life expectancy that increases the portion of the population that is in the working age-group. This cuts spending on dependents and spurs economic growth.