Ch. 4 lessons 1-3 Vocabulary

System of government in which a small group holds power.

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

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

Way of life of a group of people who share similar culture traits, including beliefs, customs, and material items.

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

Number of births per year for every 1,000 people

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

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

The movement of people from place to place

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

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

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

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

A geographical boundary between two different cultures

The model that uses birthrates and death rates to show how populations in countries or regions change over time

Number of deaths per year for every 1,000 people

The number of years it takes for a population to double in size

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

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.

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

A boundary that follows a geometric pattern.

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

Form of government in which powers are divided between the national government and state or provincial governments

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