Population
This model explains population change as countries develop economically
What is the Demographic Transition Model?
Factors that encourage people to move to a new place.
What are pull factors?
Culture that is practiced by a small, homogeneous group and tied to place.
What is folk culture?
A language used for communication between speakers of different native languages.
What is a lingua franca?
Religions that actively seek converts.
What are universalizing religions?
The average number of children a woman is expected to have in her life time
What is Total Fertility Rate
This type of migration occurs due to conflict, persecution, or disasters.
What is forced migration?
The spread of cultural traits through direct contact.
What is contagious diffusion?
The largest groupings of related languages.
What are language families?
Religions closely tied to a specific ethnic group.
What are ethnic religions?
A population pyramid with a wide base usually indicated this population trend
What is rapid population growth
Ravenstein’s laws explain patterns related to this geographic process.
What is migration?
This type of diffusion occurs when a culture spreads through migration.
What is relocation diffusion?
Variations of a language spoken in different regions.
What are dialects?
Physical locations considered holy by a religion.
What are sacred spaces?
This ratio compares the working-age population to dependents
What is the dependency ration
Money sent back home by migrants to their country of origin.
What are remittances?
The global spread of popular culture often threatens this type of culture.
What is folk culture?
The spread of Indo-European languages is best explained by this type of diffusion.
What is relocation diffusion?
Conflicts in places like Jerusalem often stem from this geographic issue.
What is overlapping religious spatial patterns?
This model shows how patterns of disease change as societies develop.
What is the Epidemiological Transition Model
This term describes the movement of refugees across international borders.
What is international forced migration?
This occurs when elements of a culture are adopted without understanding or respect.
What is cultural appropriation?
Languages at risk of disappearing are described as this.
What are endangered languages?
The spread of Christianity and Islam primarily occurred through this process.
What is expansion diffusion?