Human

Geography
Terms
 People belonging to a
particular nation by origin,
birth, or naturalization
Examples:
lChinese
lIraqi
lIrish
lAmerican
lNigerian
 People of the same
race or nationality
who share a
distinctive
culture
Nation Ethnic Groups
lChina Han Chinese, Tibetan
lIraq Arab, Kurd, etc.
lIreland Celtic, English
lNigeria Hausa, Yoruba, 200+
A set of Examples:
beliefs, Christianity
values, & Islam
practices Judaism
based on the Hinduism
teachings of a Buddhism
spiritual Animism
leader
Attitudes, customs, & beliefs
that distinguishes one group
of people from another.
Spread by language, objects,
rituals, and art from one
generation to the next.
 Relating to a city or a
densely populated area

Ex. Philadelphia, New York City

Relating to farming or
country life; place with low
population
density
Ex. Central
PA & the
Midwest U.S.
 A person who leaves one
country to settle
permanently in another.
Ex. Many
Irish came
to USA in
the 1800s
People who flee to another
country (for political or
economic reasons)

Escaping Poverty,War,
Famine, Discrimination, etc.
 Political
Geography
Terms
 A region that is
politically controlled by
a distant country

Ex: U.S. used to be a

colony of Great Britain
before Revolutionary War
 A government system in
which everyone in the
society has a voice

Ex: U.S. Govt.

A government headed by
one ruler; usually a king or
a queen

Ex: England in the

Medieval Ages
 A government who is
under the control of rulers
with absolute power
Ex: Like
Saddam
Hussein was
in Iraq
HONORS
TERMS
A defined territory w/ recognized
boundaries, a permanent
population, a government, and
the ability to enter into relations
with other countries
Examples:
lUSA
lCanada
lMexico
lRussia
lChina
A territory or political unit
inside of a country (a.k.a.
Province in some countries)

Examples:
lPennsylvania
lTexas
lFlorida