Human Geography

Set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by people

• dialect

• customs

• culture

• history

People with common racial, national, tribal, religious, or cultural background

Example: Indians, Spanish, and Chinese

• ethnic group

• custom

• dialect

• history

An action or way of behaving that is usual and traditional among the people in a particular group or place

example: greeting with a handshake

• immigrate

• history

• religion

• custom

The study of the success and defeat that have happened in the past and the holidays that go with them.

• history

• dialect

• custom

• immigrate

A regional variety of a language with unique features such as vocabulary, grammar, or pronunciation

• ethnic group

• region

• custom

• dialect

To enter and live in a new country

• export

• push factor

• immigrate

• culture

Something that drives people from an area

Examples: war, violence, or persecution

• pull factor

• push factor

• export

• population

Something that attracts people to an area

Examples: to be with family and friends, attend universities, or better jobs

People move to certain areas so their basic needs can be met.

• push factor

• population

• history

• pull factor

Problems: not enough work, houses, diseases spread easily and an increased demand for resources

• history

• export

• fast growing population

• immigrate

Population Distribution is

• to leave one’s home to live in another place
• the geographic pattern of where people live on Earth
• the average number of people living within a square mile or square kilometer
• to enter and live in a new country