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15 Cards in this Set
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Region & Realm
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The largest unti that the world can be divided into
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Cultural Groups
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Groups that have a shared set of beliefs a way of life a technology and often but not always shared technology
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Culutral Groups Sharing
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Alll cultural groups have ways of passing on their culture which are based on knowledge systems which are based on a set of values which are not clearly objective
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What does Religion Embody
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The value system
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How languages are in the world
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25,000-35,000
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What is climate a major determinant of
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Agriculture which is a determinant of culture population
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How do climates migrate
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North and South with the seasons
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What is climate
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The absorption of incoming solar radiation
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What are the three cells of wind
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Hadley Cell, Ferrel Cell, Polar Cell
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What is the GNP
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The Gross National Product is the measure of an economic production of a country
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What is Formal and Informal Economy
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Formal occurs within a legal framework and it is recorded. Informal is work done with out cash payment and it is not recorded ( cash made under the table)
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What are the 4 levels of economy
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Primary - agriculture
Secondary - manufacturing Tertiary - activites that provide services Quatiary - high end information, highend banking |
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What is Global Basis
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cheap labor used on enviromental resources found in lesser developed countries. local elite but into the situation and establish a strong manufacturing base
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What are the four points of growth
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1 Most growth is in poor areas
2 Most growth is occuring in citites 3 A mismatch between wealth and need 4 Most high growth regions infrastrcuture have very young populations |
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What did Thomas Malthus argue
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He argued that population growth increases geomatrically
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