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Chapter 4 Test
Culture, Language, Population, Political
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History
9th Grade
10/25/2008

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Culture
Definition
the total of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed in by the members of a specific group
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society
Definition
a group that shares a geographic region, a sense o identity and a culture
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ethnic group
Definition
a group that shares a language, customs and a common heritage
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innovation
Definition
taking existing technology and resources and creating something new to meet a need
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diffusion
Definition
the spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior
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cultural hearth
Definition
a site of innovation from which basic ideas, materials, and technology diffuse to many cultures
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acculturation
Definition
when society changes because it accepts or adopt an innovation (wearing jeans)
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dialect
Definition
reflects changes in speech patterns related to class, region, or other cultural changes
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Religion
Definition
consists of a belief in a supernatural power or powers that are regarded as the creators and maintainers of the universe
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monotheistic
Definition
one god
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polytheistic
Definition
more than one god
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animistic
Definition
or traditional, often with a belief in devine forces in nature
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Judaism
Definition
oldest of southwest asia religions, concentrated in israel, followers are called jews, established 3200 years ago, oldest monotheistic, teachings come from torah, holy book.
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Christianity
Definition
2,000 years old, jesus christ is son of god, teachings of jesus are recorded in new testament of bible (the holy book), believers are on every continent.
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Islam
Definition
third religion originated in southwest asia, based on the teachings of muhammed, began teaching around 613 AD, followers are known as muslims, followers worship "allah" (god), holy book is known as Qur'an, two divisions sunni and shiite.
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Hinduism
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oldest religion, 5,000 years old, concentrated in india, considered polytheistic, believe in many or one god, which all represent an aspect of the devine spirit, brahman, caste system levels of fixed social classes with specific rites and duties.
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Buddhism
Definition
563 b.c. originiated in india, Buddha rejected the caste system and tried to promote living trying to reach an enlightened spiritual state called nirvana
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birthrate
Definition
live births per thousand population
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fertility rate
Definition
average number a woman of childbearing years would have in her lifetime
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mortality rate
Definition
number of deaths per thousand people
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infant mortality rate
Definition
number of deaths among infants under age one / thousand births
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rate of natural increase
Definition
subtract mortality rate from birth rate
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population pyramid
Definition
a graph showing sex and age distribution of a population
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habitable lands
Definition
20 degrees north and 60 degrees north are home to two thirds of the population
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push pull factors
Definition
push - cause people to leave (political, war, persecution.

pull - draw or attract people to another location (good economy, high salaries, good climate)
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population density
Definition
how heavily a place is populated average number of people who live in a measureable area
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carrying capacity
Definition
number of organisms a piece of land can support
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state
Definition
independent unit that occupies a territory that has full control of its internal and external affairs (AKA country)
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nation
Definition
a group of people with a common culture living in a territory and having strong sense of unity
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nation-state
Definition
when nation and state occupy the same territory
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democracy
Definition
citizens hold political power (united states)
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monarchy
Definition
a ruling family holds political power (UK)
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dictatorship
Definition
individual or group holds complete political power (North Korea)
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communism
Definition
all political power and production are held by government in the name of its people
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geographic characteristics of nations
Definition
size, shape, and location.
size- larger = more power
shape - how easily it can be governed
location - landlocked must find ways to build connections to rest of world
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urban geography
Definition
study of how people use space in cities
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cities
Definition
center of business and culture, birthplace of innovation and change in a society
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suburbs
Definition
areas around central city or political units touching suburbs that border the city
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metropolitan area
Definition
city, suburbs, and exurbs linked together
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urbanization
Definition
rise in the number of cities and changes in lifestyle
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land use
Definition
residential - housing
industrial - manafacturing
commercial - private businesses and selling retail products
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economy
Definition
production/exchange of goods and services among a group of people
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economic systems
Definition
traditional - goods are traded without exchanging money
command economy - determined by central government owns the means of production (planned economy)
market economy - production of goods and services are determined by demand from consumers (capitalism)
mixed economy - a combonation of command market economies provides goods and services so that all people will benefit
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natural resources
Definition
things such as trees, fish, coal, that have economic value
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infrastructure
Definition
things needed to keep an economy going including power, communications, transportation, water, ect.
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per capita income
Definition
average amount of money earned by each person in a political unit
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GNP (gross national product)
Definition
total value of all goods and services produced by a country over a year
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