Unit 1 Vocabulary

The set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a group of people.

• Culture

• Tradition

• Society

• Community

This happens when people from different cultures move to the same place and live close together causing their cultures to mix.

• Cultural Blending

• Cultural Assimilation

• Cultural Segregation

• Cultural Isolation

The geographic pattern of where people live.

• Population Distribution

• Urban Density

• Cultural Geography

• Economic Migration

The process by which nations, culture, and economies become mixed.

• Globalization

• Isolationism

• Nationalism

• Colonialism

Factors that drive people from a place.

• Pull Factors

• Push Factors

• Neutral Factors

• Cultural Factors

Factors that attract people to a place.

• Push Factors

• Pull Factors

• Neutral Factors

• Static Factors

The average number of people living within a square mile.

• Population Density

• Urban Sprawl

• Census Data

• Demographic Distribution

To enter (into) and live in a new country.

• Emigrate

• Immigrate

• Migrate

• Refugee

To leave or exit one's home to live in another place.

• Emigrate

• Immigrate

• Migrate

• Regress

When cities grow larger and spread into nearby areas.

• Suburbanization

• Urbanization

• Ruralization

• Metropolitan Expansion