Culture Test Test – November 21 st

Urbanization  Growth of cities/people moving from rural areas into urban areas

Immigrant  A person who moves into a country (in)

Emigrant  A person who leaves a place (exits)

Population  The total number of people living in an area

Migration  The movement of people from one place to another

Demography  The study of population and its patterns

Push Pull Theory  Explains why people move out of one place and into another place

Life Expectancy  The average number of years that a person is expected to live

Refugee  A person who is forced to flee their country for their own safety

Death rate  The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people

Birthrate  The number of births in a year per 1,000 people

Urban Areas  Areas of dense population (big cities and towns near big cities)

Rural Areas  Areas that have low population density (countryside & small towns)

Internal Migration  The movement of people within a country

International Migration  The movement of people from one country to another country

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Culture  the way of life of a group of people

Government  a system that uses its power to create laws and make decisions for an area of land.

Dictatorship  where all the power rests with one person

Monarchy  where a king or queen inherits power (born into it)

Republic  where the people have control of the government

Nuclear Family 1.Family is made up of the parents and children

Extended Family  Family is made up of several generations of family members (grandparents, aunts/uncles, cousins, etc.)

Economy  the way a group of people manages its money and resources to produce, buy, and sell goods and services.

Traditional Economy  Type of economy where the customs, traditions, and habits of the group influence the producing, buying, and selling of goods.

Command Economy  Type of economy where the economic decisions are made by the central government.

Market Economy  Type of economy where the government stays out and prices are set by supply and demand.

Mixed Economy  Type of economy where both the government and the market play roles in the economy.

Polytheistic vs. Monotheistic  Hinduism  Buddhism  Judaism  Christianity  Islam  Polytheistic  No gods  Monotheistic

Founder (Important Person)  Hinduism  Buddhism  Judaism  Christianity  Islam  No Founder  Siddhartha  Abraham  Jesus  Muhammad

Location of Origin  Hinduism  Buddhism  Judaism  Christianity  Islam  India  Israel  Saudi Arabia

Name given to followers  Hinduism  Buddhism  Judaism  Christianity  Islam  Hindus  Buddhists  Jews  Christians  Muslims

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Samsara  Cycle of life/death/rebirth (reincarnation)

Karma  “What goes around comes around.”

Buddha  “The enlightened one”

Baptism 1.Submersion into water (death to self and rebirth in Christ)

Communion 1.Act of eating bread & drinking wine/juice; represents Jesus’ sacrifice

Trinity 1.Christians belief that God is made up: Father, Son, & Holy Spirit

Messiah 1.Anointed one

Tanakh/Torah 1.The Jewish holy book

Synagogue 1.A Jewish place of worship

Rabbi 1.Jewish teacher and leader

Allah 1.Islamic God

Koran/Quran 1.Islamic holy book

Mosque 1.Islamic place of worship

5 Pillars of Islam 1.Specific duties that Muslims are required to do

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