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