Row 1
What is the phrase for the fact that buildings are usually taller, roads are clogged, and land is often expensive in these areas?
High population
Who is the inventor of the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
How many people were compelled to flee Ireland due to poverty and disease during the mid-1800s Irish potato famine?
1.5 million
How many people were there on the globe in 1800?
1 billion
What is the term used to describe the spread of cultural traits from one place to another?
Cultural diffusion
Who studies the flow of people, looks at key information, and analyzes population trends to track changes in populations?
Geographers
What is the name of an activity or action that cultures frequently engage in?
Culture trait
What do you call the total number of individuals in a specific area?
Population
What is the name of an area where people share numerous cultural characteristics?
Culture region
What is the term for the annual number of newborns per 1,000 people?
Birthrate
Where did baseball begin and expand throughout the United States?
New York
Around how many distinct ethnic groups make up Tanzania, a country in East Africa?
100
What percentage is equivalent to the birth rate less the mortality rate?
Natural increase
In the 1500s, who conquered much of Central and South America, spreading their language and Roman Catholic faith?
Spanish
How many people per square mile (340 per square km) is the population density of Japan?
880
This African nation's ethnic conflict in the 1990s resulted in severe violence and carnage.
Rwanda
Who introduced firearms and horses to the Americas, altering the lifestyles of some Native American groups?
Spanish
The majority of cultural characteristics emerge inside families as customs, cuisine, or holidays; what is passed down through the ages?
Customs
What makes one country different from another, with some experiencing extremely slow or even declining growth?
Population growth rates
One of the main drivers of cultural changes is social interaction; what is another?
Innovation
Where do hundreds of distinct cultures call home?
Earth
What is the name of an area where people cannot cultivate crops because of hard deserts or rocky mountains that do not offer a very good quality of life?
Thinly populated
Because population has such a large impact on our lives, it is an important component of what?
Geography
What is the name given to a society that encompasses multiple cultures in one location?
Multicultural society
What is the term for those who relocate to a new nation and may pick up the language or cuisine of their new home?
Immigrants
Which citizens moved to Australia in pursuit of inexpensive land in the 1800s and early 1900s?
British
What was the population of the earth around 2,000 years ago?
300 million
What is a term for a collection of individuals who have a similar heritage and culture?
Ethnic group
What obstacles might governments face as they work to ensure that their rapidly expanding populations have access to enough jobs, healthcare, and education?
High population growth rates
What is a term that expresses the populace ratio of a region by way of inhabitants per square mile or square kilometer?
Population density
How many people were there in the globe in 2012?
7 billion
What is the term for people who share a common culture?
Culture groups
What is the term for the number of losses per 1,000 persons each year?
Death rate
Which cultural region is home to the Kurds, who are found in Iran, Iraq, and Turkey?
Kurdish
With so many vast landscapes and so few people, how many people live in Australia per square mile (2 per square km)?
6
Which cultural region spans North Africa and Southwest Asia?
Arab
What is a term for the collection of values, beliefs, and customs that a group of people shares?
Culture
What is the term used to describe the fact that there are typically more open spaces, less traffic, and more land accessible in dense areas?
Low population
A single country may have more than one cultural region inside its boundaries. Which country is one of many made up of different cultural regions, with different cultural traits among the people in the north and the south? While traditional culture is still prevalent in the south, northern culture tends to be more modern.
Mexico
What is the term for the process of relocating to a new location to live?
Migration