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Culture, Population, and Government Flashcards

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Define Culture

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a set of beliefs, values, and practices that a group of people have in common

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Define Culture Traits

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an activity or behavior in which people often take part

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What are some examples of culture traits?

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social groups, religion, history, government, language, daily life, arts, the economy

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Explain what culture regions are and give an example

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an area in which people have many shared culture traits. Asia

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What is culture diversity?

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the state of having a variety of cultures in the same area

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How can cultural diversity be a good and/or a bad thing?

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it creates a mix of ideas, behaviors, and practices, but it can lead to conflict

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Define cultural diffusion

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the process by which cultural traits spread from one place to another

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Describe Hierarchical Diffusion

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happens through systems, typically from some form of power. Fashion, industry, or social media influencers

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Describe Contagious Diffusion

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a rapid spread of an idea that goes everywhere and does not go through a system. Viral Videos

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Describe Stimulus Diffusion

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as the traits move it adapts to the new area.

McDonald’s

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What are some ways in which culture traits get spread? List at least 3

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Trade, Imperialism, food, religion, entertainment

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What does an areas population influence?

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types/varieties of business, number of schools, transportation, etc.

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What tool do we use to count people in an area?

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census

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What is the formula for finding population density?

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population/area = population density

ppl/sq. mi ppl/mi^2

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At what point did the world’s population increase rapidly?

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1800s - Industrial Revolution

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List some of the medical advances that led to population growth

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1797 - smallpox vaccine

1940 - discovery of antibiotics and vaccines

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List some of the food and agricultural advances that led to population growth

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1834 - advances in farm equipment

1825 - steam powered trains

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List some of the public health and sanitation advances that led to population growth

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1777 - invention and growth of the toilet

19
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What is the world’s population estimated to be at today?

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7.8 billion

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How many children are expected to be in the world by 2100?

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2 billion

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On average, how many babies are women having now?

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2.5

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What is the world’s population expected to reach by 2100?

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11 billion

23
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What will happen to the population after 2100?

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Level Off

24
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Describe the refugee crisis and how the US has been responding to it

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There are about 26 million refugees in the world today. Currently we are resettling less than 1% of them to countries around the world. The US has been accepting refugees, but under the Trump administration, the number we are accepting has reduced each year. We have gone from 110,000 to only 15,000.

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Describe democracy

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people have power through voting

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Describe dictatorship

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one person in charge with absolute power

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Describe monarchy

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government with a king and queen

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Describe communism

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government owns everything and distributes resources equally.

29
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Name a country that is a monarchy

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Great Britain

Saudi Arabia

30
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Name a country that is a dictatorship

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North Korea

31
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Describe what primary industry is

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simple industry where people produce raw materials. Farming

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Describe what secondary industry is

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people take raw materials and produce new products from them. Using wood to produce furniture

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Describe what tertiary industry is

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selling the goods from the other industries. Could also sell services

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Describe what Quaternary industry is

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Specialized knowledge and skills are needed to make a living. Architects, lawyers, scientist, etc.

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What’s the difference between market and command economies?

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In a market economy, people work to make money. The harder they work, the more money they make (capitalism). In a command economy the government controls all aspects of the economy.

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What does GDP stand for, and what is it?

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Gross Domestic Product - the value of all goods and services produced within a country in a single year

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What factors determine if a country is developed or developing?

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amount of tech industries, healthcare, and education

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