Terminology
A society that has a highly developed culture and technology
CIVILIZATION
Process of moving from one place to another
Migration
PUSH FACTORS: What causes people to leave an area
Identify 2 types of culture traits that can change over time
FASHION TRENDS
TRANSPORTATION
COMMUNICATION
When did humans and their ancestors begin migrating out of Africa and where did they migrate to?
They began migrating out of Africa 1 to 2 million years ago into Europe and Asia with fully modern man migrating from Africa around 80,000 years ago
Areas that are unified by common cultural traits or characteristics
CULTURE REGIONS
Moving from place to place within a given country
>Movement from farms and villages to cities
> Results in growth of cities or urbanization
INTERNAL MIGRATION
Pull Factors: What attracts people to new locations
How does migration, war, and trade shape or force change in a culture?
EXAMPLE: SPANISH COLONIZATION OF THE AMERICAS (HORSES)
NEW TRAITS ARE ADDED AS OLDER ONES FADE FROM MEMORY
When was Australia and the Americas settled
40,000 years ago
The process of adopting some of the traits of another group.
Example: Immigrants to the US have to learn a new language.
ACCULTURATION
Moving between countries or emigration
EXTERNAL MIGRATION
Emigration (when one exits a country)
POPULATION DECREASE WITHIN A GIVEN AREA.
CAN EASE OVERCROWDING
LOSS OF SKILLED AND EDUCATED WORKERS CAN IMPACT ECONOMY
CAN DIVIDE FAMILIES
How did humans reach North America from Asia?
It was land there was a land bridge (Beringia) connecting North America to Asia.
New evidence suggests earlier migrations in small boats along the coasts.
The process by which an individual or immigrant group adopts all of the features of a main culture
ASSIMILATION
Someone who leaves or exits a country
EMIGRANT
Immigration (when one moves INTO a country)
BRINGS NEW FORMS OF MUSIC, ART, FOODS, AND LANGUAGE
FEAR AND RESENTMENT TOWARD CHANGE BROUGHT BY IMMIGRANTS
An object that stands for something else
SYMBOL
People who ENTER or go INTO a new country
IMMIGRANTS