Culture Flashcards

1
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Culture

A

A learned system of shared beliefs and ways of doing things that guides a persons daily behavior

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Culture region

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Where a culture dominates a particular region

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3
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Ethnic groups

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Groups that include history, tradition, and region

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4
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Multicultural

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When people of different cultures live in the same area

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5
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Race

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Based on inherited physical or biological traits

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6
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Diffusion

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The spread of culture to different cultures

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7
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Acculturation

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When people borrow aspects of another culture as the result of long term contact with another society

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8
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Symbol

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A sign that stands for something else

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9
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Domestication

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When wild plants and animals are slowly transformed to be dependent on people

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10
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Subsistence farming

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Growing enough food to feed your self and family

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11
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Commercial farming

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Large farms that grow enough crops to sell and make a profit

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12
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Civilization

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When a culture and comes highly complex

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13
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Demography

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The branch of geography that studies human populations

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14
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Demographers

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Geographers who study demography

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15
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How many people per square mile does the US have

A

92.6

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16
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Birth rate

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The number of births per 1000 people

17
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Death rate

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The annual number of deaths per 1000

18
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Economic

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The study of production distribution and use of goods and services

19
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Primary industries

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Activities that directly involve natural resources or raw materials

Like farming or mining

20
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Secondary industries

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Change raw materials into finished products

Like oil refinery or saw mill

21
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Tertiary industries

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Handle goods that are ready to be sold to consumers

this could be stores that store products

22
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Quaternary

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Specialized skills that work with information instead of goods such as researchers and administrators

23
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Gross national product

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Not made is USA but sold here

24
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Gross domestic product

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Made and sold in US

25
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Developed country

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Countries with strong secondary tertiary and quaternary industries usually have good healthcare and education

Like Russia and US

26
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Developing countries

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Poor countries that are still trying to become a developed country

Like Nigeria and Haiti

27
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Free enterprise system

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Companies that can make whatever goods they want

28
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Factors of production

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Things that determine what goods are produced in a country

29
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Entrepreneurs

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People who start a business in a free enterprise system

30
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Command economy

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Government that controls the economy

sometimes these are communist countries

31
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Traditional economy

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Based on custom and tradition

32
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Democratic government

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Voters elect leaders and rule by majority

33
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Unlimited government

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Total control over their country

34
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Limited government

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Leaders are held accountable by Citizen through their constitutions and democratic process