| A | B |
|---|
| culture | the way of life of a group of people sharing similar beliefs |
| dialect | local form of a language |
| the most important social group | family |
| ethnic group | people who share a common language and history |
| culture region | group of countries with traits in common |
| cultural diffusion | spreading of new knowledge from one culture to another |
| culture hearth | centers of civilization that spread to surrounding areas |
| why do people migrate | harsh governments, war, famine |
| information revolution | computers linked cultures of the world |
| famine | severe shortage of food |
| population distribution | pattern of human settlement |
| metropolitan area | large cities and surrounding areas |
| migration | the movement of people from one place to another |
| urbanization | growth of city populations |
| refugee | people who flee to another country to escape persecution or disaster |
