Human Geo 15-17

define culture

The set of beliefs, values and practices that a group of people have in common (the way of life in a group of people)

what does culture include?

Religion, language, traditions, food, government/rules, entertainment, population, and more

what is cultural diffusion?

The spread of ideas, custom goods, and people from one culture to another

define religion

A belief in supernatural powers that are regarded as a creator and maintainers of the universe

define monotheism

The belief of one, God

define polytheism

The belief in many gods

define animism

The belief that inanimate objects and animals have spirits and conscious life

define atheism

A lack or an absence of a belief in the existence of deities or gods

define agnostic

Someone who holds a belief that the truth about certain things (gods/ higher powers) Is unknown and potentially unknown, therefore, claiming to not know whether God’s exist or not

define dialect

Versions of a language

what language has the largest number of speakers?

English

Define Lingua franca

A language of international communication

what is cultural hearth

A center where cultures developed (started) and from which culture trades spread out to other places

Define ethnic group/ethnicity

Within a group of people who share culture traits of a particular homeland hearth or location

define Acculturation

A changing culture/a culture, adopts or accept a new culture, trait, innovation, or a new way of doing things

define assimilation

A less dominant culture loses a native custom or trait Completely

define ethnocentrism

Judging another culture by the other standards of one’s own culture

Country

Region territory or area of land, where people share a common culture and government

Micro state

Countries with very small land areas

Enclave

A country that is completely surrounded by another country

Landlocked

When a country is surrounded by land and has no direct outlet to the sea or ocean

how many countries are there in the world?

200

what three things are required to be a country

Land people and government

other names for country

Nation, state and nation state

what do borders do for our country and what Can a countrydo within his borders?

Order set the limits of territory controlled by a country and they can set up laws, collect taxes, declare language and claim all resources inside the border

two types of borders

Natural- Rio Grande River

Artificial/human -49th parallel

constitutional monarchy

King/queen Limited by rules or laws and elect officials have actual political power

dictatorship

Republic

One person has total power over a country

People hold power and elect a president

oligarchy

theocracy

Small group hold all power citizens have no say

Religious leader/laws control country

monarchy

Pass down royalty, head of a country, lots of power

Demography

A person who studies population

birth rate

Number of births each year for every 1000 people

Rural

A farming/country community away from the influence of cities