World Geography Chapter 3

The set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people has in common.

• Culture

• Culture region

• Culture trait

Culture can change from place to place- for example: from city to city or country to country.

• True

• False

The spread of culture traits from one region to another.

• Culture region

• Cultural diffusion

• Cultural universals

Organized patterns of belief and behavior that focus on meeting the basic needs of a group.

• Culture

• Religion

• Social institutions

The features common to all cultures are called

• Cultural universals

• Culture regions

• Cultural diffusion

• Social institutions

The use of knowledge, tools, and skills to solve problems.

• Culture

• Economics

• Society

• Technology

What technology has changed the manufacturing world and the skills that workers need?

• Tractors

• Economics

• Computers

• Airplanes

A message about life or human nature that is meaningful across time and in all places.

• Universal theme

• Technology

• Heritage

• Social institutions

A measure of the number of people living in an area.

• Birthrate

• Migration

• Population density

• Settlement

What is the process of moving from one place to live in another?

• Trade route

• Migration

• Spatial pattern

• Population