The Human World

the variations in population that occur across a country , a continent, or the world.

the directness of routes linking pairs of places

system of government in which one person rules with unlimited power & authority

A center where cultures developed & from which ideas & traditions spread outward.

a fixed limit or extent defined along physical geographic features such as mountains & rivers

Way of Life

form of government in which all key powers are given to the national or central government.

system, businesses are privately owned & production & prices are determined by supply & demand

system, government support & regulate enterprise through decisions that affect the marketplace

region that includes a central city & its surrounding suburbs.

Group of related languages that have all developed from one earlier language.

the average number of people living on a square mile of land.

form of government in which powers are divided b/n national gov't & state or provincial gov't.

Group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or place of origin.

a system in which tradition & custom control all economic activity; rare in the world today.

theory that seeks to explain the number/size/location of human settlements in an urban system

spreading of urban developments on land near a city

a geographical boundary between two different cultures.

The spread of culture traits, material & non-material from one culture to another

number of deaths per year for every 1000 people.

a system; decisions on production & distribution of goods & services made by central authority

The expansion of economic, political, & cultural processes to the point that they become global

a diagram that shows the distribution of a population by age & gender.

system of government in which a small group holds power

system, private individuals/groups have right to own property/businesses & make profit

system of government in which those who rule are regarded as divinely inspired.

a boundary that follows a geometric pattern.

a system in which factors of production are privately owned

system of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens

number of births per year for every 1000 people

a form of autocracy with a hereditary king or queen exercising supreme power

Division of the Earth in which people share a similar way of life, language, religion, values.