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What is culture?
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All of the things that make up peoples entire way of life
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Define Developing World
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Poor countries, countries with unstable governmen, fomrer colonies that are now independent
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List things that affect population density
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urbanization
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Define Caste System
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social system
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What does religion do for a society?
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teaching basic values
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Where is the UN?
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New york city
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define the interatction b/w people and their enviorment
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People change the areas in which they live in
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What is a cultural region? Give example
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An areo with common characteristics... Muslim World
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Why is family a key feature of a culture's social organization?
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Teaches new generations
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What is a command Economy?
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Government makes all decisions
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Why has the rate of cultural change increased?
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technology
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What are some goals of internation organizations?
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Help developing nations to modernize
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What issues require international cooperation?
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drug trade, hunger
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What are latitide and longitude used for?
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identify locations
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What is interdependence?
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Contries depending on eachother
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Describe chinese families
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extened
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define kowtow
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bow low
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what is a dynasty?
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sucession of rulers in one family
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Outline Confucius' theories
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Education, culture, influence people
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What is Daioism
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Seek place to live in nature
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How was Buddhism spread in China?
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Cultural diffusion
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What is filial piety?
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Respect for family and ancestors
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List several cause and effect relationships in chinese history
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Filial piety
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What is ethnocentrism?
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believer they're the best
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What was the goal of the Boxer Rebellion and the Opimum War?
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To end foreign dominence
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Why did the Long March take place?
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The boxers were trying to control china
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What is the most widely spoken language in the world?
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Chinese Manderin
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Who did Hong KOnge belong to?
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England
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Who Created the Open Door Policy?
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America
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List way that demonstarate that women were inferior in China?
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footbinding
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Who is the Father of Mondern China?
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Sun Yet Sin
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List policies of Mao Ze Dong
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Little Red book, Great Leap Forward
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Who led the migration to Taiwan?
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Change Kisheck
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Who oraganized in Tiananmen Square?
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College Students
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How does geography affect Japan?
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Isolates because of mountains
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What is an Archipelago?
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Chain of Islands
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Give examples of how we know that japan is a homogeneous society
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Same ethnicity
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How did Japan try to preven the spread of Christianity?
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Prosecuted christians, isolationism
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How are Japan and Koreo similar?
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Influenced by China
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What are Japan's overcrowded cities called?
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Megaopolis
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Outline the beliefs of Shinto
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Way of the Gods
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What was the effect of Commodore Perry's visit to Japan?
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The Japanese were forced to sign and unequal treaty
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What was the goal of Americ'as occupation of Japan?
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foregners gained extraterritoriality
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Why is competition so fierce for student in Japan?
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education is pushed to get the best college
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List reasons for Japan's economic success
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technology
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Describe populare culture in Japan today
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school uniforms, tv colors
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Explain the Samurai Code of Bushido
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the samuri must obey their leader at all times
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What was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor indtended for?
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To surprise the US, destroy their fleet, then attack them with war
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Why does Japan have a hight standard of living despite the fact that they lack resources?
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They are very technolocial,highly educations, and lots of money
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What featue isolates South Africa?
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Himalaya mountains, and water
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Describe the Indo-Gagnetic Plain
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Stretches from Pakistan across India to Bengledesh. Three large rivers conatined in it. Densly populated farming region.
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What is the impact of monsoons on South Asia?
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very importains because it gives rain to the farming areas
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List examples of cultural diversity in South Asia
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languare,religion, food, etc
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Why is Hinduism unlike most other religions?
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Has no founder or formal church
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What is the goal of life according to Hindu beliefs?
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Free from recarnation
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What is the major difference between Hinduism and Buddhism?
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Buddhism rejects the caste system
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In Buddhism, what is the cause of suffering?
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desire
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What did the partition of India result in?
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Several independent countries
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What has teh Indian government done since independence?
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Creation of many differnt nations
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What did the Conflicts of East and West Pakistan lead to?
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Creation of Bangeldesh
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What is Civil Disobedience?
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Disobeying unfair law in effore to get rid of it
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What did the flooding of the Nile result in?
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Fertile soil on the banks
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What are some negative effects of Africa's tropical climate?
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Winter is dry, rain is unpredictable from year to year
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Why was the European demand for slaves growing in the 1600's?
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they needed people to do labor
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What did the Atlantic Slave Trade lead to?
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Racism and massive trade, disrupted life
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Why did Europeans imperialize in Africa?
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Pread christinity,land and raw materials
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List a few reason why African resistance to imperialism failed
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million died in the resistance, european weapons were to advanced
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List results of interatcion b/w people and their evnironment in Africa
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desertification land -> desert
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What does scientific evidence suggest about Africa?
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the frist people started there
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List several results of colonial rule in Africa
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Raw materials stripped, forced enimies to live near boundary
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What has urbanization resulted in Africa?
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Family change, westernization
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What is a major health problem facing Africa today?
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HIV/AIDS
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What were results of Apartheid?
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Segragration, nationalisty paryt strengthened borders
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Why did nations pressure the South African government ot chante it's policy?
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So they could segrate black and whites
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How can Africa be culturally divided?
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Arab, North African, black, or Sub Sahara
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What has Canada's size and georaphic diversity dencouraged?
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It encourages multibulturalism
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Why has Canada's cultural diversity increased in recent years?
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Imigration
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Explain Canada's system of government
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Made up of three branches, borrowed ideas from britain and the US
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What is the result of Quebec's nationalism?
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french speaking
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What contributes to Canada's hight standard or living?
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The countrys abundant naturl resources and the indtustires it has developed to exploit them
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Define trais that the Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas share
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Gods controled nature, advanced farming, cities, kings
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What was the chief role of the colonies according to mercantilist ideas?
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The colonies were to supply food and export for the mother counrty
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Which group in the social structure would oppose andy changes in teh colonial system?
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Peninslares
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Name the major barrier to unity in Latin America?
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geography
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What was the result of economic imperialism in Latin America?
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Foreiner gained great influence
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What effect did Russia's climate have on it's economy?
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Harsh winters hurt economy, limits growht season for crops
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What did the czars and the Communist party both attempt to do?
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Force all citizens to adop russian language and culture to premote informality
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Why did Lenin propose the New Economic Policy?
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To eas the crisis of WWI
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How did the ethnic makeup of the soviet union contribute to its collapse?
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They demanded independecnt
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What do the wars in Bosnia and Kosovo show?
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Continuing rusiian riberly
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Who is the current leader of the United Nations?
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Bankimoon or Kafe Anon
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What is the document that is and international bill of rights better known as?
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UDHR
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Who are the five permanent members of the UN Security Council?
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France, US, Great Britain, Russian,and China
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