World Geography Key Vocabulary

the process of increasing human settlement in cities

• Migration

• Urbanization

• Settlement patterns

• Demographics

process by which culture is spread

• Cultural Convergence

• Cultural Divergence

• Cultural Diffusion

• Multicultural

originating in a particular region

• Indigenous
• Multicultural

• Demographics

• Megalopolis

statistical data about human populations

• Statistics
• Sociological Data

• Demographics

• Economic Data

the spatial distribution of where humans inhabit the Earth

• Population distribution
• Climate zones
• Settlement Patterns

• Urban planning

process in which cultural groups distinguish themselves from other culture groups

• Cultural Convergence

• Cultural Divergence

• Multicultural

• Cultural Diffusion

movement from one place to another

• Urbanization

• Indigenous

• Migration
• Settlement Patterns

a very large urban region consisting of several adjoining cities and suburbs

• Megaopolois

• City Hub

• Migration

• Urban Cluster

a process of cultures combining and becoming more alike

• Cultural Convergence

• Multicultural

• Cultural Diffusion

• Cultural Divergence

inclusion of a variety of cultures

• Cultural Diffusion

• Cultural Convergence

• Cultural Divergence

• Multicultural