Human GeographyHuman GeographyChapter 5Chapter 5
I. Population GeographyI. Population Geography
• Demography?
Population DensityPopulation Density
Population DistributionPopulation Distribution
• Why do people live where they live?
Population ChangePopulation Change
• Birthrate vs. Death rate?
• Migration?
• Emigrants vs. Immigrants?
MigrationMigration
• Push vs. Pull Factors?
• Refugees?– Darfur, Sudan
World Population TrendsWorld Population Trends
• Overpopulation?
Demographic TransitionDemographic Transition
Effects of Growing PopulationsEffects of Growing Populations
Future Populations?Future Populations?
II. Cultural GeographyII. Cultural Geography
• Culture?
Culture Traits?Culture Traits?
Culture RegionsCulture Regions
Kenya: U.S.:
--Ethnic Groups?
Culture ChangeCulture Change
Acculturation?Acculturation?
Innovation & Diffusion?Innovation & Diffusion?
Types of DiffusionTypes of Diffusion
• Expansion Diffusion?
• Relocation Diffusion?
• Hierarchical Diffusion?
Expansion DiffusionExpansion Diffusion
Globalization?Globalization?
*the process in which connections around the world increase & cultures becomemore alike.
Traditionalism?Traditionalism?
• Fundamentalism—any movement in which people believe that old ways of doing things should not change!!– Radicalism/Extremism?
III. World Languages & ReligionsIII. World Languages & Religions
• Dialect?
• Lingua Franca?
Ethnic Religions & PhilosophiesEthnic Religions & Philosophies
Animist ReligionsAnimist Religions
• Polytheism?
Universal ReligionsUniversal Religions
• Monotheism?
• Missionaries?
• Mosques?
• Hajj?