Cultural Erosion Flashcards
1
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Definition of cultural erosion
A
The loss of culture as people are no longer confined to developing an identity based on the place they live
2
Q
Case study for cultural erosion
A
Papua New Guinea
3
Q
Where is PNG?
-3 points
A
- part of Oceania
- shares its island with Indonesia
- north of Australia
4
Q
4 key facts
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- Population of 5.1 million
- 4 million live a traditional subsistence lifestyle (e.g. Growing food)
- Home to 7,000 cultural groups
- 3.5% increase of population annually- threatening ecosystems
5
Q
Environmental problems within PNG
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- poor farming techniques
- unsustainable logging
- destructive fishing techniques
- water pollution from industrial run-off
- pollution from large scale mining
- meteorological (weather) hazards exacerbated (worsened) by climate change
6
Q
Negative influences on PNG (state and explain)
- 5 points
A
- Britain and Germany- colonialism in 1884
- Australia controlled PNG in 1905
- missionary activities- spread of Christianity and western education
- Australia and British TNC (Rio Tinto)- wanted profits from the mine and moved people elsewhere
- administrators- suppressed tribal warfare
7
Q
What was the reaction to the construction of a giant copper mine in Bougainville?
A
Bougainville revolutionary army (BRA) which is where PNG resisted and set the army up
