Quizlet Social Studies Vocab Words

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  1. acculturation: the process of accepting, borrowing, and exchanging ideas and traits among cultures
  2. agriculture: the act of farming; including the growing of crops and raising live stock
  3. cultural diffusion: the movement of customs and ideas from one culture to another
  4. cultural landscape: how the environment affects a culture
  5. cultural traits: a behavioral characteristic of a people, such as language, skill, or custom pased from one generation to another
  6. culture: language, religous beliefs, values, customs, and other ways of life shared by a group of people
  7. demographer: a scientist who studies population density, population grwoth, marriages, death rates, birthrates, etc.
  8. ethics: what a culture believes is right and wrong
  9. extended family: a family including a mom, a dad, children, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandmas, and grandpas
  10. nuclear family: a family including a mom, a dad, and their children.
  11. population: the average amount of people in an area
  12. population density: the amount of people living in a given area
  13. population distribution: how population is spread over an area
  14. rural area: an area with a low population
  15. social structure: the ways in which people within a culture are organized into smaller groups; each smaller group has its own particular tasks
  16. technology: tools and the skills that people need to use them; the practical use of scientific skills, especially in industry
  17. urban area: an area with a high population