set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people have in common.
What is culture?
a group of people who share a common culture and ancestry.
What is ethnic group?
organized patterns of beliefs and behavior that focus on meeting these needs
What is social institution?
Total number of people in a given area
What is population?
city, its suburbs, and surrounding area form a large urban area called
What is metropolitan area?
Culture includes many aspects of life, such as
What is language, culture, clothing, food, etc?
a society that includes a variety of cultures in the same area
What is multicultural society?
An example of a social institution is
What is family, government, economy, education, or religion?
Measure of the number of people living in an area
What is population density?
What is cluster settlement?
an activity or behavior in which people often take part
What is culture trait?
a new idea or way of doing something
What is innovation?
An example of creative expression is
What is Performing Arts, Visual Arts, or Literary Arts?
The annual number of births per 1,000 people
What is birthrate?
refers to the substantial exchange of goods between cities, states, or countries
What is commerce?
Culture traits develop by
What is learned or getting passed down from one generation to the next?
the spread of cultural traits from one region to another
What is cultural diffusion?
message about life or human nature that is meaningful across time and in all places.
What is universal theme?
What is migration?
Carving steps into steep hillsides to create flat land for growing crops
What is terraced farming?
an area in which people have many shared culture traits
What is culture region?
Cultural universals exist becasue
The use of knowledge, tools, and skills to solve problems
What is technology?
any place where a community is established
What is settlement?
Name one way humans can negatively affect their environment.
What is pollution, etc.?