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culture
the way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs
language family
group of related languages that have all developed from one earlier language
cultural diffusion
the spread of new knowledge and skills from one culture to another
culture hearth
a center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward
Globalization
the expansion of economic political and cultural processes to the point that they become global in scale and impact
connectivity
the degree of connection or separation between people places and things
standard of living
the level of wealth goods and necessities available for peo
outsourcing
Setting up businesses abroad to produce parts and products for domestic use or sale
pandemics
the spread of disease across a large area or even the world
birthrate
the number of births per year for every 1,000 people
death rate
the number of deaths per year for every 1,000 people
natural increase
the growth rate of a population; the difference between birthrate and death rate
migration
movement of people from one place to another
demographic transition
the model that uses birthrates and death rates to show how populations in countries or regions change over time
doubling time
the number of years it takes for a population to double in size
population pyramid
a diagram that shows the distribution of a population by age and gender
