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Test 2
Cultural Geo
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Geography
Undergraduate 1
03/29/2011

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Language
Definition
organized system of words & speech by which humans communicate
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Pidgen
Definition
different linguistic groups come into contact, very small vocab. from different languages emerge
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Lingua Franca
Definition
language of communication and commerce over wide area
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Isoglosses
Definition
border of usage of individual term ex. whistle pig
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Language Diffusion
Definition
10,000 languages for 1 million
6,000 languages for 7 billion people
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spread and development of languages
Definition
geographic isolation
relocation diffusion
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population
Definition
the study of spatial distribution and density of people, changes in their numbers, movements, and settlement patterns
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density=
Definition
total population in a defined area over total area
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crude birth rates
Definition
number of births over esimated mid year population times 1000
ex. (1123/30580)x10000
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fertility rate
Definition
number of live births/ females at 14-44 years mid year population times 1000
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age specific birth rate
Definition
number of live births/number of females for an age cohort midyear times 1000
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crude death rate
Definition
# of deaths/estimated midyear population times 1000
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age specific death rates
Definition
# of death in an age group/estimated midyear population in age group times 1000
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Thomas Malthus
Definition
political economist
impact natural selection
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dialect
Definition
variant of a language that has not lost mutual comprehension
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ethnic group
Definition
people sharing common ancestry & cultural tradition living as a minority in a larger society
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acculturation
Definition
process ethnic group changes to function in host society
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assimilation
Definition
loss of all ethnic traits, complete blending into host culture
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linguistic ecology
Definition
place language evolves reflects aspects of enviornment
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