WG Population Geography/Culture Review

The growth of cities and the changes in lifestyle that brings for people who move there (loss of traditional ways).

• Suburbanization

• Urbanization

City - has high population density. Have secondary, tertiary, & quaternary jobs. Place where innovation happens

• Urban

• Rural

• Suburban

Country - has low population density. More likely to have primary sector jobs. More traditional lifestyles than cities.

• Urban

• Rural

• Suburban

Form a ring around cities. Mainly for residential housing

• Urban

• Rural

• Suburban

Measure of how closely people live to each other. Usually measured by the square mile.

• Population Density

• Urbanization

• Population Pyramid

• Life Expectancy

Which is NOT shown on a population pyramid?

• Age
• Sex (male/female)
• Ethnicity 
• Race

Total knowledge, attitudes, and behavior shared by and passed on by members of a group.

• Culture

• Cultural Convergence

• Cultural Diffusion

Accepting ideas, goods or inventions of another culture and making it part of your culture.

• Culture

• Cultural Convergence

• Cultural Diffusion

Spread of elements of culture like new ideas, goods, or inventions.

• Culture

• Cultural Convergence

• Cultural Diffusion

Things that make you leave a country like: War & conflict, Famine, Disease, Instability

• Push Factors

• Pull Factors