Cultural Geography
What is the physical space that carries cultural significance?
Cultural Landscape
What measures the number of people per unit area?
Population Density
What migration is based on choice?
Voluntary Migration
Who proposed the theory that population will outpace food supply?
Thomas Malthus
What is a cornerstone of culture shaping communication?
Language
What is the spread of culture from one society to another called?
Cultural Diffusion
What is the maximum population an environment can support?
Carrying Capacity
What migration is forced due to conflict or disasters?
Forced Migration
What theory updates Malthus with modern tech/resource concerns?
Neo-Malthusianism
What provides spiritual meaning and community?
Religion
What term means judging another culture by your own culture’s values?
Ethnocentrism
What term refers to the rate population grows from births minus deaths?
Natural Increase
What is chain migration?
is the process where migrants follow family members, friends, or acquaintances to a new location
What model links demographic stages to migration types?
Zelinsky’s Mobility Transition Model
What term describes standardized ceremonies passed down?
Traditions and Rituals
What is cultural hybridity?
is the blending of elements from different cultures to create new, mixed cultural forms
What is urbanization?
is the process where an increasing number of people move from rural areas to cities and towns
What type of migration is short-term and often seasonal?
Temporary (Seasonal) Migration
What laws explain migration based on distance and economy?
Ravenstein’s Laws
What are material culture examples?
Physical objects, spaces, and resources
What studies communities dispersed from ancestral lands?
Diaspora Studies
What is demographic transition model?
describes how population growth and economic development are connected through different stages
What does permanent migration involve?
Long-term relocation with legal residence change
What model explains migration with push-pull factors?
Lee’s Model
What is cultural relativism?
Understanding cultures on their own terms