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Human Geography 3
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Geography
Undergraduate 1
05/09/2011

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language
Definition
system of communication through speech
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literacy tradition
Definition
system of written communication
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official language
Definition
language used by government for laws
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dialect
Definition
regional variation of a language
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British Received Pronunciation (BRP)
Definition
upper-class briton dialect
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standard language
Definition
dialect that is well established and widely recognized
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isogloss
Definition
word-usage boundary
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language branch
Definition
related through a common ancestral language
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language group
Definition
branch that share a common origin
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language family
Definition
related through a common older ancestral language
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Vulgar Latin
Definition
spoken form that provinces learned
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creole or creolized language
Definition
mix of colonizer's and indigenous ppl's languages
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extinct languages
Definition
no longer spoken or read in daily activites
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isolated languages
Definition
unrelated to any other language
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pidgin language
Definition
group that learns a simplified form of english
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ebonics
Definition
combination of ebony and phonics
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franglais
Definition
widespread use of english in the french language
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spanglish
Definition
combination of spanish and english
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lingua franca
Definition
language of international communication
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ideograms
Definition
ideas or concepts, not specific pronunciations
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universalizing religions
Definition
global, appeal to all people
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ethnic religion
Definition
appeals to one group of people in one place
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branch
Definition
large and fundamental division in a religion
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denomination
Definition
unites local congregations in a single body
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sect
Definition
small group that broke away from denomination
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monotheism
Definition
belief in only one god
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polytheism
Definition
worship a collection of gods
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animism
Definition
believe plants and stones have spirits
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missionaries
Definition
transmit religion through relocation
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pagan
Definition
follower of a polytheistic religion
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ghettos
Definition
neighborhood set up to inhabit only jews
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pilgrimage
Definition
journey for religious purposes
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cosmogony
Definition
set of religious beliefs about origin of universe
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solstice
Definition
special significance in ethnic religions
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diocese
Definition
basic unit of geographic organization in Roman Catholic Church
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autonomous religions
Definition
self-sufficient religion
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fundamentalism
Definition
strict adherence to basic principles of a religion
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caste
Definition
class into which a Hindu was assigned
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state
Definition
area organized into a political unit ruled by a government
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sovereignty
Definition
independence from control of its affairs by other states
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microstates
Definition
states with very small land areas
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city-state
Definition
sovereign state that comprises a town and surrounding area
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colony
Definition
territory tied to a sovereign state
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colonialism
Definition
country that establishes settlements, politics, economy, territory
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imperialism
Definition
control of territory already occupied and organized
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boundary
Definition
marking extent of a state's territory
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compact state
Definition
distance from center to any boundary does not vary
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fragmented state
Definition
several discontinuous pieces of territory
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landlocked state
Definition
lacks direct outlet to the sea
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unitary state
Definition
places power in the hands of central government
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federal state
Definition
allocates power to local governments
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gerrymandering
Definition
redrawing boundaries to benefit political party
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balance of power
Definition
equal strength between opposing alliances
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prorupted state
Definition
compact state with large projecting extension
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elongated states
Definition
state with long and narrow shape
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perforated state
Definition
state that completely surrounds another
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frontier
Definition
zone where no state exercises complete political control
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