Chapter 4, 5, 6 Human Geo

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Hierarchal diffusion

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-when trends spread from a hearth of culture (usually a large city such as Milan) to smaller cities and eventually to rural areas –things this way fashion

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desigeners are the hearth- fashion

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houses – celebrities and socialites-trendsetters buy those clothes at Bloomingdales or the designer stores.

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Contagious diffusion

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Is when a trend spreads out from its hearth evenly from on person to the next. –some illnesses spread this way-phish the band spread spread this way

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Popular Culture

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-a wide – ranging group of heterogenous people who embrace culture traits such as music dance clothing and food preferences that change frequently and are everywhere on the cultural landscape.

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Local Culture

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A group of people in a particular place who see themselves as a community and who share the same unique experiences

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Commodification

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When something that is normally not an idea that would be bought or sold becomes a product on the world market

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Stereotypes

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This what happens when a group cultures is commodifed –instead of really gaining an

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commodified.

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understanding of the culture people copy the image of it.

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Hearth

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The center of a trend

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Give an Example of an intrafaith conflict?

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faith – faith fighting itself

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Give an example of interfaith conflicts.

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wo or more different religions

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Give an example of Islamic fundamentalism?

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A belief that a faith must return to the basics- a literal translation of laws

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- Judaism- want laws of Israel to be the religious laws- no pork

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no driving on Saturday

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Give an Example of Muslim Extremism.

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Religious fundamentalism taken to the point of violence

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Where are people becoming more and more secular?

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People who believe that religion should not be part of the government because they believe in doing moral things because it is right instead of because a certain religion says so

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Name two polytheistic religions?

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A religion that believes in more than one god

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- Hinduism

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Greek Mythology

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Which three religions are monotheistic?

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- A religion that believes in one god

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- Judaism

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Islam

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Which three religions are universalizing?

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A religion that actively seeks new members

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- Christianity

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Buddhism

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What are the two ethnic religions we have studied?

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A religion that someone is born into- part of one’s culture

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- Judaism

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Hinduism

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What was the Diaspora?

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The spread of Jews after the Romans destroyed Jerusalem

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What is Zionism?

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The belief that Jews need a homeland in Israel to maintain their own faith and culture

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What is the difference between a universalizing and an ethnic religion?

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Universalizing is spread to more places

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Describe the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

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Palestinians and Israeli’s both want the land that is called Israel today

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Who is fighting in Northern Ireland?

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Catholics and Protestants (both Christians)

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Compare and contrast Buddhism/Hinduism.

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Same: both began in India

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Diff: Hinduism- gods Buddhism- no gods

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Hindus- caste system

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What are two important differences between Christianity and Judaism?

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Christians believe in the New Testament + Old Testament = the Bible

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Christianity believes that Jesus is the Messiah/ God’s Son

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Jews do not

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What do urban areas have?

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Describes the center of a city “downtown”

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Urban areas are: densely populated

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and have tall buildings

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What do suburban areas have?

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Neighborhood area just outside of the city

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Suburban areas have more space than the city

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private homes

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What do rural areas have?

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the country”

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How does rural decline affect cities?

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When conditions in the rural areas causes a lot of people to move to the city

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The city becomes more crowded

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has more unemployment and growing poverty

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What is spatial inequity?

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The unequal distribution of wealth or resources in an area

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What is the affect of urbanization?

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The movement of people from rural life to urban life

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What is agriculture?

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Farming

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Where was surplus food first found?

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When farms are able to produce more food than the farmer needs to feed his family

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What do you need to have division of labor?

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It is when people are able to specialize into different jobs

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Name some cities.

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A group of people and buildings clustered together to serve as a center of politics

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Ex: San Francisco

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Miami

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What cities are in the rustbelt?

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An area in the north eastern United States where factories and industries were very popular at one time

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Cities in the rust belt: Pittsburg

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Detroit

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What are the affects of industrialization?

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It is the process of creating jobs in factories and it happened first in Europe an then America

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Where were the first cities?

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Near river valleys-Mesopotamia

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Why were the first cities in these locations?

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The farms created surplus food because the soil was rich.

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Name three cities and explain why they are located where they are.

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Rome- trade

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Berlin

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Germany – Industrial City- next to the coal fields

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Why have so many people been moving to cities in recent years?

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There are more jobs in the city centered around technology