Climate
the long-term pattern of temperature and precipitation in a region. Several geographic factors influence climate
Climate
the shared way of life of a group of people. It includes the ideas, practices, and tools that shape a society.
Culture
Belief in Jesus Christ and teachings emphasizing faith, love, forgiveness, and service.
Christianity
a graph that displays the age and gender distribution of a population
population pyramid
Citizens participate through voting
Democracy
Mountain areas are often cooler than nearby lowlands, even when they are at the same latitude.
Elevation
English, Spanish, Latin
Language
Significant populations in Israel and the United States.
Judaism
High birth rates
Wide Base and Narrow Top
Government seeks control over nearly all areas of life
Totalitarianism
measures distance north or south of the Equator
Latitude
We take off our shoes when we come into our homes
Customs
Belief in one God, called Allah, and following the teachings of the prophet Muhammad.
Islam
Possibly lower life expectancy
Wide Base and Narrow Top
Representatives govern under constitutional law
Republic
Move warm, moist air and influence tropical precipitation
Trade winds
Schools, government, religion
Institutions
Founder: Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha.
Central ideas: People can reduce suffering by following a path of ethical living, wisdom, and self-discipline
Buddhism
An aging population
Narrow Base and Wide Middle
one in which the government controls all or nearly all means of production and distribution.
Communist Economy
faces the incoming wind.
Air rises, cools, and produces precipitation.
windward side
irrigation is an example of
technology
Central ideas: Dharma, karma, reincarnation, and the pursuit of spiritual understanding.
Distribution: Primarily India, Nepal, and Bhutan
Hinduism
Often a developed country
Narrow Base and Wide Middle
one in which the government and the community owns or controls major industries
socialist economy