Culture Flashcards
4 characteristics that define a country
Clearly defined territory
Population
Sovereignty
Government
Clearly defined territory includes:
Land
Water
Natural resources
Within its boundaries
Sovereignty
A nation’s freedom from outside control
Government
The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies and provides for its common needs.
3 types of structure
Unitary system
Federation
Confederation
Unitary system
One central government runs the nation
Federation
Powers are split between
National gov’t
Local gov’t
Confederation
Small political units are in control and central gov’t gets defense and foreign commerce.
5 basis of authorities
Authoritarian Dictatorship Totalitarianism Monarchy Democracy
Authoritarian
Leaders hold all power
Dictatorship
Power us concentrated on a small group or one person
Totalitarianism
The most extreme form of dictatorship
Gov’t tries to control every part of society
Monarchy
Authoritarian
Monarchs inherit position
Democracy
Constitutional monarchy w/ parliament can be one
Voting, reps making laws
4 Types of economic systems
Traditional
Market
Command
Mixed
Traditional
Subsistence
Families to
Produce for personal consmptn to
Little surplus. And Little exchange of goods.
Market
Capitalism
Consumers and laws if s +d. And private enterprise to determine prices and production (w/gov’t regs)
Command
Communism
Government to
Owns business, operates bss and determines production.
Mixed
Socialism
Combo of other three
Population density
of people living per square _____
Arithmetic density
of people p square mile
Physiologic density
of people living on arable land
Population distribution
Highest concentrations
China
India
West Europe
East US
3 types of population policies
Restrictive
Expansive
Eugenics
Why didn’t Malthus and ehrlichs policies come true?
War
Disease
Genetically modified foods
Dependency rate
=65
Elements of culture
Cultural hearth
(What brings a culture together)
Cultural change
Cultural hearth
Religion Language Social organizations Cultural landscape Women+minorities
Cultural change
Cultural convergence
Cultural diffusion
Cultural divergence
Cultural convergence
Skills Habits Arts Institutions Ideas
Cultural diffusion
Migration
Acculturation
Cultural divergence
Restricted: Movement Transportation Communication Spread of ideas
