Chapter 4 Vocabulary

The growth rate of a population; the difference between birth rate and death rate

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

The average number of people living on a square mile or square kilometer of land

Way of life of a group of people who share similar culture traits, including beliefs

System of government in which a small group holds power

The movement of people from place to place

The enslavement of Africans who were then shipped to the Americas is an example of change being caused by forced

A fixed limit or extent defined along physical geographic features such as mountains and rivers

System of government in which one person rules with unlimited power and authority

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

A diagram that shows the distribution of a population by age and gender

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

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

Division of the Earth in which people share a similar way of life, including language, economic systems, values, and l

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

The enslavement of Africans who were then shipped to the Americas is an example of cultural change being caused by force

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