World Cultures

3. groups that are native to a particular region
4. clearing forests to use the area for other purposes
8. the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society
10. exhibiting a variety of types
11. an exact point on the earth’s surface
13. businesses that produce consumer products
14. a group that shares common cultural traits, such as language
15. adopting new cultural practices generally from a dominant culture group
16. movement from one region to another
17. the study of the spatial characteristics of the world’s land and people

1. a piece of land that is connected to a mainland and is surrounded on three sides by water
2. the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular group
5. a spatial area of land that is unified by a common characteristic, such as political unity, linguistic unity, or common climate patterns
6. an extreme devotion to a country characterized by a lack of questioning of state authority
7. the ability to read and write
9. long-standing practices, traditions, or customs that regulate a group
12. an area distinguished by unique physical and human characteristics