Shared Flashcard Set

Details

culture vocab
quiz friday
14
Geography
7th Grade
10/10/2011

Additional Geography Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
migration
Definition
is the movement of people from one country or region to another in order to make a new home
Term
immigrant
Definition
is a person who moves to a new country to settle there
Term
push-pull theroy
Definition
is a theroy of migration that says people migrate because certain things in there lives "push" them to leave, and certain things in a new place to "pull them"
Term
ubanization
Definition
the growth of the city populations caused by the movement of people to cities
Term
culture
Definition
the way of life of people who share similar customs and beliefs
Term
cultural trait
Definition
is a behavorial characteristic of a people, such as a language,skill or custom, passed from one generation to another
Term
agriculture
Definition
farming which includes growing crops and raising livestock
Term
social structure
Definition
is the way or ways people within a culture are organized into smaller groups each smaller group has its own paicular tasks
Term
nuclear family
Definition
a family unit that includes a mother a father and their children
Term
extended family
Definition
is a family unit that may include parents, children, grandparents,aunts,uncles,cousins and other relatives
Term
ethnics
Definition
are the standars or code of normal behavior that distinguishes between right and wrong for a particular person,religion,group,profession and so on
Term
cultural diffusion
Definition
the movement of customs and ideas from one culture to another
Term
acculturation
Definition
is the process of accepting, borrowing, and exchanging ideas and traits among cultures
Term
global village
Definition
is what people call earth, because of todays modern transportation and communication systems that tell everyone about far away people, buinesses and governments almost instantly
Supporting users have an ad free experience!