People
The number of people living in a certain area, such as per square mile.
Population Density
A place where a culture began and spread to other areas.
Cultural Hearth
The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one culture to another.
Diffusion
Treating someone unfairly because of their race, gender, religion, or other differences.
Discrimination
A system for making and managing money, goods, and services in a society.
Economy
A group of people who share the same language, culture, or history.
Ethnic Group
What is a squatter settlements?
Many people move from farms to cities to find better opportunities, but sometimes they build homes on the edges of cities, creating crowded and unsafe areas called squatter settlements.
The process of taming animals or plants for human use.
Domestication
The variety of different cultures, ethnic groups, or ideas in a group or place.
Diversity
A product that is sent from one country to be sold in another.
Export
The group of people and systems that make and enforce laws for a country or area.
Government
In a representative democracy...how do citizens have a say?
Citizens vote for leaders who make laws for them.
A growing population can lead to problems like...
Double the points for three...
not having enough food
clean water
safe places to live.
How can culture change?
Culture changes when people experience new ideas or inventions
In a __________ economy, the market decides what goods and services are produced.
Double the points if you can name the economy that the government decides what to produce.
Market
Command Economy
What is one problem caused by a growing population?
People build crowded and unsafe homes on the edges of cities
Why is the population growing faster in parts of Asia, Africa, and South America?
Families there rely on farming and need more children to help
What is a push factor that might cause people to leave an area?
A crop failure that makes it hard to get food
What type of resource is sunlight?
Unlimited
What is specialization?
When a country focuses on making a few products so it can trade for other things it needs.
What is one challenge people might face when they migrate to a new place?
They might face discrimination or have trouble finding jobs
What can happen when people can’t find affordable housing in cities?
They build homes on the edges of cities, causing urban sprawl
In a democracy, what is one responsibility citizens have?
Obeying the law and staying informed about elections
Why might a natural resource like iron ore not be useful right away?
Because countries might lack the technology to turn it into something useful
How do people learn culture?
People learn culture by watching and being taught by family and others