Geography Chapter 4

The way of life of a group of people with common traditions, interests and beliefs.

• ethnic

• civilization

• culture

• class

A group of languages having similar beginnings.

• Language family

• Dialect

• Verbalization

• Tongue

An organized way of worshiping a spiritual being or thinking about life.

• Doctrine

• Spirituality

• Denomination

• Religion

A groups political system. Studied by a political scientist.

• Political Practice

• Jurisdiction

• Governments

• Authority

Places where civilization began.

• Culture Hearths

• Cultural Environment

• Culture Settlement

• Cultural Sanctuary

The spread of people, ideas, practices and goods from one culture to another.

• Cultural Spreading

• Cultural Dispersion

• Cultural Scattering

• Cultural Diffusion

Versions of a language.

• Accents

• Dialects

• Vernacular

• Tongue

Written information about peoples past.

• Diary

• History

• Record

• Chronicle

The time in people's past before written records were kept.

• Prehistory

• Early History

• Archives

• Antiquarianism

Independent unit that occupies a specific territory and controls its internal and external affairs.

• Continent

• Territory

• Country

• State