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43.Culture
Definition
total of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by members of a group
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44. Customs
Definition
A traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place, or time.
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45. Hinduism
Definition
dominant religion of India; polytheistic; believe in reincarnation (rebirth) and Karma (rebirth into higher or lower caste dependent on lifestyle); have hereditary social classes called castes.
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46. Buddhism
Definition
religion that originated in India about 500 BC; follow the teachings of Buddha; follow the Eightfold Path; spread to China, Tibet, Japan and Thailand where it became a religion.
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47. Judaism
Definition
first monotheistic religion; Old Testament of Bible; Ten Commandments moral code of conduct
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48. Christianity
Definition
world’s most popular religion; follows Jesus Christ’s teachings; includes many different sects; main regions are Americas and Europe.
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49. Islam
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monotheistic; founded by Mohammed in 600 AD; Holy book is the Koran; 5 pillars of Faith; popular in the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia
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50. Sikhism
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monotheistic religion founded in the Punjab region of Northern India in the 15th century. Combines Hinduism and Islam; 5th largest organized religion. Founder was Guru Nanak.
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51. Gender role
Definition
Roles specifically assigned to man or women in a culture
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52. Urban
Definition
referring to a city setting; usually has a high population density and diverse cultures
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53. Ural
Definition
mountain range that runs through western Russia and is considered to be the dividing line between Europe and Asia
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54. Multicultural
Definition
containing a mix of peoples and cultures
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55. Social Class
Definition
divisions of a cultures people based on wealth, power and prestige
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56. Social mobility
Definition
refers to how easy or hard it is to change one’s social class within a culture
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57. Cultural Region
Definition
region where people share common cultural characteristics
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58. Functional Region
Definition
area defined by one function that may cross political boundaries. Often they are organized around a focal point such as a city
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59. Perceptual Region
Definition
based on people’s attitudes and emotions about a place. Ex: the “Deep South”
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60. Middle East
Definition
Region that lies at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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61. Suez Canal
Definition
canal that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea and shortens the traveling distance between Europe and Asia
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62. Latin America
Definition
applies to all of the Americas south of the United States. It has 4 main areas, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies ( Caribbean) and South America
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63. Panama Canal
Definition
An important human-made feature in this region that goes through the Isthmus of Panama joining the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and serves as a major route for International trade
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64. Sub-Saharan Africa
Definition
the areas of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Many different ethnic groups with animistic, Christian, and Islamic religions; many affected by the slave trade and colonization
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65. Oceania
Definition
the Pacific islands of New Zealand ( colonized by the British) and other smaller nations like Tahiti that are spread across the South Pacific
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66. Demography
Definition
the study of population.
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67. Urbanization
Definition
the movement of greater numbers of people into cities
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68. Settlement patterns
Definition
Human factors affect where people settle, like having a capital city at a central location; location along transportation routes; new technology can override physical barriers, and natural resources can attract settlers to an otherwise unfavorable area
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69. Population Density
Definition
how many people live in a given area
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70. Population Pyramid
Definition
a visual that compares the number of males and females in a society and it includes the average ages of its members. Each group will be represented by a different bar
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71. Shanty Town
Definition
a slum settlement where poor people live in dwellings made from scrap materials—such as plywood, corrugated metal and plastic sheets.
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73. Push and Pull Factor
Definition
the major reasons for migration that either “push” people out of their old location while “pull” factors lure migrants to a new location. Ex: push- poverty, political conflict, environmental factors, oppression. Ex: pull- freedom, economic opportunity (jobs) cultural ties
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74. Social factors
Definition
concern how people organize into groups, such as religious groups
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75. Ethnic Persecution
Definition
when they need to migrate due to being persecuted for being members of a particular ethnic group. Ex: Rwandans needed to flee to neighboring countries to avoid being massacred
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76. Religious Persecution
Definition
when religious minorities have to leave a place due to their beliefs
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77. Environmental Factors
Definition
migration due to the environment, like a drought, crop failures, floods, fires, earthquakes that force people to migrate.
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78. Forced Migration
Definition
when a migration is forced such as the Atlantic Slave Trade. This migration has accompanied war and the persecution of people throughout most of history.
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79. Physical Barriers
Definition
natural features that were once a migration to human migration. Examples are mountains, deserts or dense forests.
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80. Land bridge
Definition
a natural feature where people used to be able to walk from one land mass to another, like across the Bering Strait now that used to be a land bridge from Asia to North America ( Alaska area)
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81. Diffusion
Definition
how something diffuses or spreads
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82. Spatial exchange
Definition
-(Cultural Diffusion) when ideas, products, and even cultural traits can spread from one culture to another.
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83. Columbian Exchange
Definition
-when new plants, animals, ideas and even diseases were exchanged between the peoples of the Americas and those of Europe.
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84. Cultural Convergence
Definition
when different cultures exchange ideas and become more similar
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85. Cultural Divergence
Definition
when different cultural influences cause an area to divide into separate parts.
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86. Pandemic
Definition
an epidemic over a wide geographic area.
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87. Traditional Ways
Definition
these societies prefer to do things much as their ancestors have done
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88. Cultural Diffusion
Definition
the spread of ideas, good, technologies, and cultural traits from one society to another.
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89. Genocide
Definition
when a dominant group tries to completely eliminate a religious or ethnic group -The mass murder of a people.
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90. Terrorism
Definition
the use of threats of terror against innocent civilians to gain attention and achieve a group’s aims
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91. Technology
Definition
the use of materials, tools, and skills to meet human needs.
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92. Technological innovation
Definition
the development of new technologies
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93. GPS-
Definition
a spatial information system that merge information from satellites and land base sources.
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94. Desalinization
Definition
the removal of salt from ocean water
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95. Constitutional monarchy
Definition
kingdom in which the ruler’s powers are limited by a constitution
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96. Direct Democracy
Definition
a form of government in which people vote on policy initiatives directly
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97. Representative Democracy
Definition
government where the people rule through elected representatives
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98. Dictatorship
Definition
government in which an individual or groups holds complete power
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99. Political Power
Definition
ability of a person or group to determine the policy of a government to serve their individual or group interest
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100. Political Region
Definition
a geographic area that is run by a specific government and has its own laws; there are various levels of political regions, such as: a country, a state, districts within a state, and cities within a state
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101. Political unit
Definition
A unit of territory defined by boundaries set by political authority and usually having a separate political oranization
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102. Borders
Definition
lines that separate one country, state, province, etc., from another
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103. Sovereign Nation
Definition
the supreme, absolute, and uncontrollable power by which an independent state is governed and from which all specific political powers are derived; the intentional independence of a state, combined with the right and power of regulating its internal affairs without foreign interference
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104. International Relations
Definition
a branch of political science concerned with relations between nations and primarily with foreign policies
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105. Balance Of Power
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106. United Nations
Definition
an international organization of countries set up in 1945, in succession to the League of Nations, to promote international peace, security, and cooperation
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107. European Union
Definition
an economic and political association of European countries as a unit with internal free trade and common external tariffs
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108. Decision Making Process
Definition
a process of intelligence, design, and choice activities that result in the selection of a particular course of action
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109. Government Policy
Definition
the course of action (or inaction) taken by the state with regard to a particular issue
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110. Point Of View
Definition
the spatial property of the position from which something is observed
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111. Cultural Beliefs
Definition
the ideas, customs, and social behavior of a of a particular nation, people, or other social group
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112. Patriotism
Definition
love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
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113. Nationalism
Definition
the belief that people should be loyal to their nation
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