connection & reliance among people, countries, & businesses around the world

growth of cities; a shift of population from rural to urban areas

geographical and social spread of the different aspects of a culture to other regions or groups

the adjusting of organisms to their environment to improve chance of survival

ways that humans change the environment and how the environment changes them

the way in which people are spread across a given area

in the country; area of land that has few homes or other buildings

the region surrounding a city.

making changes to the environment

political systems, economic systems, culture & population distribution

statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it

things that allow one part of a culture to be transmitted to another, traditions, songs, etc.

relating to several cultural or ethnic groups within a society

movement of people from one permanent home to another

process of moving to a new country or region with the intention of staying and living there

where two cultures that interact a lot start to appear more similar to each other.

shared beliefs, values, norms, and social practices that are stable over time and lead to similar behaviors across similar situations

a graph that shows the distribution of ages across a population divided down the center between male and female members

comparison of two different geographic areas measuring things such as income, employment opportunities, cost of goods and services, and poverty.