CHAPTER 5 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY 3 key areas 1-population 2-cultures 3-languages & religions

CHAPTER 5HUMAN GEOGRAPHY3 key areas

1-population

2-cultures

3-languages & religions

Human Geography Terms:

Demography Study of human populations Population Density # of people living per square mile (average) Population Distribution A study of where most people live Why are some areas more crowded than others?

Reasons---

4 Great Clusters of people

1-East Asia 2-South Asia 3-Europe 4-Eastern part of North America

3 factors that affect population Birth rate # of births per 1,000 per year Death Rate # of deaths/1000 per year Migration Patterns

Emigrants— Immigrants--

Push & Pull Factors for Migration

Push Factors What forces people to

leave? Examples: War Famine Drought, floods Lack of jobs discrimination

Pull Factors What attracts people to

different areas? Examples: Jobs Food Clean air/water freedom

Natural Increases of Population Don’t take migration into account Just looks at birth & death rates Highest increases—Africa & SW Asia Why?? Lowest increases-US, Europe, Australia,

Japan Trends—more than 6 bill people on Earth Population grows by 80 mil per year

3 stages of demographic transition--population change 1st stage High birth rates & high death rates Population? Reasons? 2nd stage High birth rates and lower death rates Population? Reasons

3rd stage

Low birth rates & low death rates Population? Reasons?

Population Pyramids—graph of age of populations Create a pyramid

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY all the features of a people’s way of life Examples: Language, food, religion, clothing, art,

architecture, values, technology Cultural Traits Activities & behaviors that people do Examples—reading, eating, writing,

CULTURAL TRAITS OF US RELIGION- LANGUAGE- EDUCATION- ECONOMY- HOUSING- CLOTHING- FOOD- GOV’T-

How do cultures change? Innovation New ideas—need to be timesaving, useful &

necessary Examples: Diffusion Innovation gets accepted and is spread around

from person to person, group to group

How does Diffusion Occur? 1-relocation 2-communication 3-hierarchal—fashion & music centers spread

their new trends

What prevents diffusion? Immigration laws, mountains, deserts, lack of

communication

Globalization vs. Traditionalism Globalization— Connections between countries increase Examples: Traditionalism— Following long time practices; opposing modern technology;

like separation of cultures & ethnic groups Examples: Fundamentalism Belief in strict principles (religion) Examples:

Language Means of communicating ideas; pass skills &

customs 3 types:

Religions 3 types Animist Polytheistic-many gods; traditional society Ethnic Focus on 1 group; doesn’t spread Universalizing Wants followers; monotheistic—1 god; use

missionaries to spread religion to other places