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39 Cards in this Set
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universal / proselytic religon |
multicultural appeals to many people in many countries wants to convert people |
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ethnic religons |
appealprimarily to one group of people living in one place does not seek convert |
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agnostics |
not sure on god status |
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atheists |
do not believe god exist. |
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Characteristics of religion |
Setof doctrines orbeliefs relating to a god or gods.
Rituals: Birth, Death, Reaching adulthood, Marriage Prayer, and Routine services on a Friday, Saturday(Jews) or Sunday (Christians) |
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Distribution of religon |
You can get an understanding of where people live Widelydistributed/ highly clustered |
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Destination of pilgrims |
Hindu pilgrims bathe in the Ganges River,India |
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Holy places |
Vatican Mecca Jerusalem Medina |
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Places of worship |
Christianity (church) Judaism (synagogue) Islam (mosque) Hindu (mandir) Buddhist (temple) |
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Five pillars of islam |
shahada (the creed), salat (prayer), swam (fasting), hajj (pilgrimage), zakat (almsgiving) |
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Women in religon |
Christians - women included in severalfaiths Judaism– some sects segregate (Haredi); female rabbis rare Sikhism– men and women are equal but not always at the priestly level Hinduism– exclude women from most positions Islamicfaith – no women have equal status Buddhists– most countries have active women |
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Jerusalem, western wall |
Jewishtradition: God gathered the dust to createAdam, “next year in Jerusalem” Islamictradition: Prophet Muhammad ascended to the“Divine Presence” on the back of a winged horse and returned; third holiestcity after Mecca and Medina Christian tradition:place where Jesus ministered and where he died/ crucified andresurrected |
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Amnesty |
an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses |
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Diaspora |
jewish people living outside of Israel |
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Desertification |
the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture. |
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Hukou |
a record in the system of household registration required by law in China and Taiwan. |
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Temporary Foreign Worker Program |
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) assists employers in filling their genuine skill and labour requirements, on a temporary basis, when qualified Canadians and permanent residents are not available. |
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Sanctuary cities |
a term that is applied by some to cities in the United States or Canada that have policies designed to not prosecute illegal aliens. |
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Indo-European languages |
languages spoken by almost half of the worlds population, originating in Europe Greek, Indic, Slavic, Germanic |
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Sino-tibetan languages |
family of over 400 languages spoken in east, southeast, and south aisa |
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Language tree |
illustratesthe concept of language divergence |
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diffusion of language (how language spreads) |
•Human interaction •Print distribution (1452 movable type printing press) •Migration •Trade •Rise of Nation-states •Colonialism |
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Dialect |
Regionalvariation of a standard language Distinctive vocabulary, spelling and pronunciation Speakersof one dialect can understand speakers in another dialect Accents can reveal the regional home of a person |
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Isogloss |
Geographic boundary within which aparticular linguistic feature is found |
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Lingua franka |
•A language of communication andcommerce used by speakers of different languages across a wide area where it isnot the mother tongue •During Islamic expansion = Arabic •Globally = English •Eastern Africa = Swahili |
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Pidgin |
Basis level of communication Small level of vocabulary borrowed from linguistic group of commerce. PODGIN DICTIONARY (travel) |
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Creole |
Fuller vocabulary than Pidgin. New language mixed with original native language. ie. French creole, canada (quebec) becomes the new language in the country |
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Toponym |
A place name, a change of name ie, Mumbai is the new Dubai change a country name after it is decolonized, aftera political revolution, tomemorialize people or events, to commodify or brand a place |
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Push Factors |
low wages unemployment food shortages overcrowding high crime war religious freedom lack of forests/water, low economy |
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Pull Factors |
high wages, high standard of living plentiful resources haven for political and religious freedom good education low crime rate climate |
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Voluntary / Involuntary migration |
ie. 12 million people came from Africa to USA between 1500 and 1810 (involuntary) ie. convicts settled in Australia 18 and 19th century |
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Geopolitical causes of migration |
ie. for 8 months, Castro opened doors and let people leave |
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Chain Migration |
People following those of the samenationality who went before them |
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Brain Drain/Gain |
Under a voluntary code adopted by theWorld Health Assemblyin 2011, wealthycountries are supposed to provide financial assistance to source countries thatsuffer losses because of the foreign recruitment of their health workers. |
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Medical geography |
disease in areas how much health care is available |
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Endemic Epidemic Pandemic |
Endemic- early stages, contained in certain area Epidemic- numerous outbreaks, more serious Pandemic- serious situation, spread globally |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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Natural physical barriers |
mountainous areas extreme climate regions oceans |
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Human measures |
immigration policy closing international borders isolation hand washing no hand touching, ex: hand shake |
