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Agnostic
dont believe there is a god or that you can know there is a god
atheist
dont believe in god
polytheism
believe in nmore than one god
monotheism
believe only one god exists
thrology
the study of gods or gods
secular
non religuous
sacred
holy of god
devout
fully committed/ devoted followers of a religion
judaism
born into (but can choose), believe their god is chosen race, 1/2 of the like in USA, torah is the holy book, sinagogue is their place of qorship, excedist, escaped slavery from eqyptians (pyramids), holocaust, 6 mil kills by nazis during WWI
Budaism
Budda is/was sid arthur (rich prints) enlightment, nirvana- freedom from al sufffering and rebirths cylcle, never try to answer if god exists.
islam/ muslim
god is allah, main prophe is mohammed, 20% of world population, fastest growing reliion, hagde, pilgrimmage to mecca (holy city), koran or kuran is the holy book, mosques are places of worship, ramadan month of no drinking or eating in daylight, geehad holy war by extremists,
Christianity
33% of all of them live in the USA, believe in the bible and the ten commandments, trinity is god, jesus, and holy spirt (all one god), christmas (when jesus was born of a virgin), easter (when jesus was crucified and resurrected), there are many types of denominations,
hinuism
mainly in india, believe in the recarnation (cycle of death, rebirth, death...) carma determines what you will be rebirthed as, brabraham is the main god but there are many more, temples are places of worship on hly days and festivals, believe cows are sacrewd, most hindus are veggies.
what else is cluture other than values
culture is the set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of ppl have in common.
Culture trait
a culture trait is activity or behavior, in which ppl often take part
culture region
an area in which ppl have many shared culture traits
ethnic group
is a group of ppl who share a common culture and ancestry
cultural diversity
the state of having a variety of cultures in the same area
the spread of culture traits of one region to another is called...?
cultural diffusion
population
the total # of ppl in a given area.
population density
a measure of the # of ppl per sq. mi.
birth rate
the anual # of births/ 100 ppl
migration
proccess of moving from one place to another
democracy
a form of gov't in which the ppl elect leaders and rule by a majority
communism
a political stystem in which the gov't owns all prop., and dominats all aspects of life in a country, market economy, a system based on private ownership, free trade, and competition
a command economy
a systen in which the centeral gov't makes all ecomomic descisions.
GDP
stands for gross domestionj product, the value of all goods and services porduced within 1 yr.
developed coutries
are countries with strong economies and a high quality of life
developoing countries
countries with less productive economies and a lower quality of life
3rd world
coutries that are under developed
monarchy
the oldest type of gov't monarchy is ruler dirctly by a king or queen the head of a royal family and people have little say in gov't
dictatorship
a single powerful ruler has total control this leader often rules by force ppl who live under dictatorshipo are not free they have few rights and no say in their gov't
natural increase
birth rate - death rate
people grow their food and make their own goods in which economic system?
ppl do this in an market economy
what is the most common economic system in the world
market economy
most command economys have what type of gov't?
communist
mediteranean climate
mts or hills found on the WEST coast in middle latitudes summers are dry and warm winters are mild and wet.
continental climate
found on eat coast and in interiors of the upper middle latitudes have 4 distinct clear seasons with long winters and short summers
mts. climate
also called the highlands, wide range of temp. and precip. all depending on elavation and location of the mts.
tropical climate
beaches, in the higher middle latitudes (topic of cancer and capricorn), warm all year round with destinct rainy and dry seasons near the equator
polar climate
icy, also called tundra or sub arctic has extremely cold temps and freeszing long winters, short summers with little rain found in higher latitudes, near the north and ousth poles
exatoprial climate
green and lush, on or near the equator, warm with high amt. of rain yr round, and some monsoons create rainy seasons
desert climate and stepp
sandy, stepp is broder of desert, stepp is greener, desert in middle, sunny and dry, mainly on the 30 degree latitude line, avg. about 10 inches of rain annually. few plants, wide daily temps