chap 4

what do cultures have in common?

• Religion, politics, and economy.
• Food, clothing, and music.
• Religion, Government, Economy, technology, social systems, and language

• Geography, climate, and history.

What is Cultural Diffusion?

• The exchange of goods and services between different cultures
• The preservation of cultural traditions within a society
• The spread of knowledge from one couture to another

• The process of cultural assimilation

What problems can population growth cause?

• Decreased competition for jobs, improved infrastructure, reduced strain on resources
• Food and resource shortages

• reduced overcrowding

• conditions, reduced competition for jobs

what is population distribution influenced by?

• Age, gender, and income.

• Earths geography

• Religion,

• Education, healthcare, transportation, and

What are the levels of government?

• national, regional, and municipal
• autocracy, monarchy, oligarchy, theocracy and democracy

• central, provincial, and municipal
• federal, provincial, and territorial

What are political boundaries established by?

• cultural traditions
• Natural boundaries

• historical events
• natural disasters

what has made countries more reliant on each other?

• Decreased international trade
• International trade of natural resources

• Increased government regulations
• Isolationist policies

What is an economy's development and trade practice influenced by

• Cultural traditions
• Technological advancements
• tectonic plates

• available natural resources, industrialization costs and level of education

what fraction of the Earths population now lives in cities due to urban connectivity?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 7/7

• 9/11

that are the 3 basic factors that influence the location and growth of cities?

• availability of food, water and protection from enemies

• geographical, demographic, and infrastructural factors
• technological, educational, and historical factors
• political, cultural, and environmental factors