Chapter 4 Vocabulary Human Geography

Group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or combination of such characteristics.

• Cultural Diffusion

• Ethnic Group

• Culture Hearth

• Culture Region

A center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions

spread outward.

• Cultural Diffusion

• Ethnic Group

• Culture Hearth

• Culture Region

Division of the Earth based on a variety of factors, including government, social groups, economic systems, language, or religion.

• Cultural Diffusion

• Ethnic Group

• Culture Hearth

• Culture Region

The spread of new knowledge and skills from one culture to another.

• Cultural Diffusion

• Ethnic Group

• Culture Hearth

• Culture Region

Government in which a single individual possesses the power and authority to rule.

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Unitary System

A government in which all key powers are given to the national or central government.

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Unitary System

Any system of government in which leaders rule with the consent of the citizens.

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Unitary System

System of government in which a small group holds power.

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Unitary System

The number of deaths per year for every 1000 people.

• Death Rate

• Birthrate

• Natural Increase

• Doubling Time

The number of years it takes for a population to double in size.

• Death Rate

• Birthrate

• Natural Increase

• Doubling Time