Population & Economics Vocabulary

Modification of an individual's culture by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture while remaining distinct

• Assimilation

• Acculturation

The process of an ethnic minority adopting the beliefs, languages, and customs of the dominant community, while losing their own culture at the same time. Can be spontaneous or forced.

• Brain Drain

• Assimilation

The emigration of highly trained or intelligent people from a particular country to another

• Brain Drain

• Comparative Advantage

the ability of a country to carry out a particular economic activity (such as making a specific product) more efficiently than another country.

• Cultural Diffusion

• Comparative Advantage

The spreading of a cultural trait (clothing or tools, ideas, or behavioral patterns) from one society to another

• Demography

• Cultural Diffusion

the study of human populations, including how they change due to births, deaths, aging, and migration. These statistics are called "demographics."

• Developed Country

• Demography

a poorer country with a less advanced economy. These countries generally have fewer industries and a lower standard of living (Previously called the "Third World."

• Developing Country

• Emigrant

a wealthy country with an advanced economy. Has many industries and have a high standard of living (Previously called the

• Developed country

• Immigrant

people who leave a country to live somewhere else (E=Exit)

• Emigrant

• Immigrant

When countries rely on other countries to provide the goods and services required for supporting their lives or conveniences

• Cultural Diffusion

• Economic Interdependence