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culture
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3 main things
1) social construction - we as humans create culture
2) dynamic - always changing
3) complex system - if you change on aspect another aspect will change
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folk culture
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started by Europeans in 1700's. rural, self sufficient people, old-fashioned, simpler lifestyle
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popular culture
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held in common by large group of people. defined as mainstream. influenced by mass media
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indigenous culture
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native culture. like indians
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local culture
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U.S. amish, preferences held by a single community and different from surrounding areas. passed on orally. conservative, not mass produced. has been influenced by modern society today
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local knowledge
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knowledge systems embedded in local communities about agriculture and hunting
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placelessness
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Edward Relph says that mcdonalds, walmart are killing unique and are influenced by popular culture
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material culture
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culture that you can touch or see
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non-material culture
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stuff you cant touch or see. like ideas and concepts
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folk housing types
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the folk house, yankee folk house, upland folk house, lowland south folk house
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environmental determinism
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carl sauer
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culture reconceptualized
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superorganic
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cultural landscape
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world population number
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three global population clusters
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population by world region (number, life, expectancy, urban)
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natural increase
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birth rest
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total fertility rate
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natural decrease
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chain migration
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earth carrying capacity
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doubling
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demographic transition theory
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rule of 72
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population explosion
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Thomas malthus
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population pyramid
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ancestry questions
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US ancestry - top 7
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5 eras of US immigration
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century of mass migration
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voluntary v. forced migration
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push/pull forces (factors)
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results of mass migration to the US
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baby boom
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baby bust
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baby boomlet
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generation z
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generation next
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immigration trends
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3 US groups with high fertility
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US population trends
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geographical insights
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languages v. dialects
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language family
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branches
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most spoken world languages
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dialect
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non-English minorities
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3 points about English (definitions and examples)
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3 reasons American and british English are different (definitions and examples)
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Indo European language family
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largest family in number and geographical area
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6 romance languages
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1. French
2. Spanish
3. Romanian
4. Italian
5. porteugese
6. romansh
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3 Germanic languages
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1. german
2. English
3. scandavanian
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lingua franca
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polyglot
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toponymy
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American tongues
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world religion numbers
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Christianity 2.1 billion
Islam 1.3 billion
Buddhism 1 billion
Hinduism 900 million
Judaism 15 million
atheist 1.2 billion
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religion components
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if convert - proselytic
Christianity is most proselytic

ethnic religion does not convert, born into it

deites: monotheistic - 1 god
polytheistic - multiple gods
animistic - every living thing has a spirit
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santeria
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syncretic - mix and match religions
Santeria blends Ifa and Catholicism
in cuba and brazil worshipped arishas disguised as saints. oral religion. 4 million. 75% in cuba, 35,000 in US
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world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam
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good luck
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caste
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hearths
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US religions; US protestant religions
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megachurhes
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colonial regions
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US developments
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present day regions
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the folk house
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most central and basic and societys, differs from region to region. based on what materials are accessible, who build it, what function is
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yankee folk house
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wooden frame construction, cover exterior with wood shingles,
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upland south folk house
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initially developed by scandavians, notched log construction. 4 wall squared room, 16 x 16 room
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single pen house
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has a porch, belong to single family farmers in American pioneer period
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double pen house
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roof still longways, most commonly found along plantations along missippi and red rivers. used for slave quarters, reflect a prosperous family
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dog trot house
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two pens but they are separated. upper income family
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saddle bag house
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double pen with central chimney, lower income and slave quarters
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shotgun house
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3 room stacked back to back to back. small porch, doors are in a line, name comes from African shogun house, rental property, started in lousiana
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double shotgun house
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two shotgun houses put together, new Orleans 1850's
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judaism
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monotheistic, ethnic, tora is book, present day Palestine than Israel, 70 ad romans destroy jewish temple, 135 ad revolt means they get kicked out (dispersal) no home
urban people, take banking jobs, after ww2 gets Israel as home, in Jerusalem wailing wall, dome of the rock.
2 reasons why its small: 1)ethnic religion 2) holocaust
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christianity
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offshoot of Judaism, prostrlyzing, #1 in number and area, birth of jesus started it, fire of rome they blamed the Christians, Constantine became pope and Christian issues toleration, 380 emperor theo made it official religion of rome
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islam
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submission to god in Arabic. monotheistic, prostelytic, begins in Saudi Arabia in mecca, founder was muhhamed, met relevations with god in cave, 3rd behind Christianity and Judaism in US should overtake Judaism soon, mecca is holy place, medina where muhammed dies safe haven for Islamic religion, dome of rock is where muhammed ascends to heaven,
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5 pillars of islam
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1. profession of faith
2. pray 5 times a day
3. give alms - charitable giving
4. celebration of Ramadan - holy month
5. hajj - pilgrimage to holy site.
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buddhism
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polytheistic, prostelyze, began in ganges river delta, Siddhartha Gautama sits by tree and found happiness, nirvana is heavenly site on earth
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4 noble truths
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1. both physical and mental suffering in the world
2. suffering occurs because we focus too much on our wants and needs.
3. in order to eliminate suffering you must detach from your desires
4. 7 fold path to enlightment. main thing is meditation
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