Geog

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Culture

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A way to differentiate people. Cool vs Uncool.

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Diffusion

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The spread of a culture trait from one area to another

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Types of Diffusion

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Contagious, Hierarchal, Stimulus, Relocation

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Contagious Diffusion

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All areas adjacent from one area are affected

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Hierarchal Diffusion

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Ideas from larger areas into smaller areas are affected

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Stimulus Diffusion

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Idea that is not initially adopted but is adopted from some stimuli

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Relocation diffusion

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the actual movement of individuals who have already adoped an idea or innovation and carry it to a new place. Ex. Ellis Island, cultural views

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Popular Culture

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People doing something becuase its popular.

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Folk Culture

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Hometown cultures, traditional practices of small groups especially rural people who are seen to be homogenous in their belief systems and practice.

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Religion

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Monotheistic (one deity) Polytheistic (more than one deity) Animistic (objects have spirits and should be revered)

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Universalizing Religions

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Spread their beliefs (mormons or Later Day Saints)

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Ethnic Religions

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don't seek converts

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Lingua Franca

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"Language of Business"

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What is the difference between secularization and fundamentalism?

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Secularization means you don't have an allegiance to any church. Fundamentalism means you feel there is only one way to worship

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Pidgin

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Mixture of more than 1 language into a simpler vocab. Louisiana, French and English mixed

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Creole

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Pidgin language but more complex

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dialect

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soda/pop

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What is the english languages' Family and Branch?

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Family- Indo European
Branch- Germanic

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What is the closest language to english

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The language of Friesland Netherlands

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Topophilia

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Strong sense of place or identity in a place

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What are the differences between gender roles of 19th American woman and today?

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Women in those days were passionless, pure, stayed at home, whereas today they are able to work outside the home, enjoy their sexualities etc.

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Purdah

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Hiding women in the home with the goal of never letting them have relations with other men.

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Double Day

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Idea that women are now expected to work, then they come home and have to take care of the kids, cook etc.

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Gender

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Cultural construct on sex. Nothing to do with sexual organs, it is how you act not what you are.

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Orientalism

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Basically blatent racism through imitation. Ex, all arabs are aladdin. Peter pan's image of the indians.

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Mohammed

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The prophet of Islam aka Muslim religion. Not a deity but basically the voice and starter of their religion.

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Sunni vs Shiah

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Main issue was when Mohammed died who would succed him. Sunni's said that tribal leaders should. Shiahs said that only blood relatives should be able to. Sunni's are much more popular these days in fact 85% of the muslim religion are sunni.

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5 pillars of islamic faith

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1.1 Shahada (statement saying that mohammed is the messenger of allah, basic creed.)
1.2 Salat ( 5 times a day prayer)
1.3 Zakat (Giving at least about 2.5% salary to poor)
1.4 Sawm of Ramadan (Month of daytime fasting)
1.5 Hajj (Pilgrimage to Mecca)

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Mecca and Medina

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First and Second holiest cities in the Islamic religion.

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Whats Jihad

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The struggle to improve ones self in the eyes of god

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GNP vs GDP

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GNP = money made from stores based in that country
GDP = money made in a country

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Which is always going to be higher, GNP or GDP

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GNP

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What is HDI based upon

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measures of life expectancy, educational attainment, and personal income.

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What is Gender Empowerment Index based upon?

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gender inequality in life expectancy, education, and income

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Primary Activities

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Mining forrestry agriculture blah blah blah

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Secondary Activities

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processing and manufacturing

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Tertiary Activities

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retail trade

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Quaternary Activities

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government, management, information gathering, education, and research

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Neo-Liberalism

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Transfer of government control of the economy to greater control by the private sector

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Laissez Faire

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no govt. intervention in the market

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Debt Trap

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– having to constantly borrow loans in order to fund development
Large scale movements began after WWII

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Luxury Crop

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– crops that have higher market value than staple food crops. Grow in tropical areas usually. Developed countries have high demand for these objects so the prices are usually high.

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Maquiladoras

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1960's legislation passed in Mexico. Allowing labor to be done across the border for tax breaks and cheap labor.

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North American Free Trade Agreement

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– sets up a free trade zone between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Many say this exploits Mexico. Less American jobs, devalued Mexican money.

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Negatives of the WTO

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Causes no taxes on good and the core dominates periphery.

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territoriality

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specific attachment of individuals or peoples to a specific location or territory

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post modernity

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view of the world that emphasizes an openness to a range of perspectives in social inquiry, artistic expression, and political empowerment

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Chaelbol

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that korean family or conglomerate with huge monopoly