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occurs when skills, arts, ideas, habitats, and institutions of one culture come into contact with those of another culture
cultural convergence
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countryside populations
rural
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people who leave the country to live in other places
emigrants
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people who move into a country
immigrants
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restriction from outside influences,occurs when cultured contact is limited
cultural divergence
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the process by which a cultural element is transmitted from one group to another
diffusion
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many cultural changes result from the invention of raw _ or new _ of doing things
ideas, ways
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cultures are changed by both _ and _ influences
internal and external
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in many cultures, _ _ is restricted, limits are often imposed upon _ and _ or religious _
social mobility; women, ethic, minorities
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every culture has a way of organizing its society, and most social classes rank people in order of _
status
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religious beliefs vary from _ to _
culture to culture
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helps people understand basic questions about the meaning of life
religion
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the cornerstone of culture and reflects a cultures identity
language
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place where important ideas begin and spread to surrounding cultures
culture health
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culture is reflected in material ways, such as _, _, and _. In nonmaterial ways,such as _ and _
food, clothing, architecture; language and government
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the process of city populations
urbanization
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many people live in _ areas
metropolitan
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population is affected by the number of _ and _
immigrants and emigrants
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the number of live births per 1000 people per year and the death rate
birthrate
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some demographers predict population growth will bring _, _, and _ _, but others think that the level of technology creativity will _
famine, disease, resource depletion; increase
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modern technology, like _ and _ has enabled people to live much longer, but it has caused a problem for _ countries
improved medical care and increase in food supply; poorer
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the worlds population has _ dramatically over the centuries
grown
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people have _ to different environments, and at the same time _ activity has altered the earth's physical landscape
adapt, human
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where are some places where people cant live?
tropical rainforests, deserts
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only a _ portion of the earth's surface is suitable for human habitation.
small
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the average of people who live in a square mile or square kilometer
population density
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more than _ people live on the earth
7 billion
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