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Culture Unit Test Flashcards

1
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Culture

A

way of life in a society

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2
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What is the most unifying aspect of culture?

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language

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3
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Lingua franca

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trade language

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4
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Why does race not have to do with culture?

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It is a biological concept

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5
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Cultural region

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People of different cultural groups that have adapted to surroundings in similar way

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6
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Ethnocentrism

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Belief that your culture is best

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7
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Assimilation (melting pot)

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Cultures indistinguishable from one another

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8
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Cultural pluralism (salad bowl)

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immigrants retain “uniqueness” by keeping traditions of old society

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Cultural diffusion

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Features of one culture that are carried to another

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10
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Ultranationalism

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Extreme devotion to interests of a nation, regardless of effects on other nations

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11
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Achieved status

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Position earned by effort

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12
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Ascribed status

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Position gained by birth

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13
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Status symbols

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Objects/titles that denote position in group

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14
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Cultural universal

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Cultural trait shared by all societies (certain facial expressions)

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15
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First world nations

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Fully industrialized/developed

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16
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Third world nations

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Developing nations

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17
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3 types of religions

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  • Animism (nature)
  • Monotheism (single god)
  • Polytheism (many)
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18
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Animism

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Belief in gods of nature

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19
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Monotheism

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Belief in one god (Christianity, Judaism)

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20
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Polytheism

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Belief in many gods (Hinduism)

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21
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HDI Index

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UN-created rankings based on which country has best quality of life (income, expectancy, literacy, etc.)

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22
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What is the world population?

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7.3-7.5 billion

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23
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What is the US population?

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350 million

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24
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RNI

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Depicts annual growth rate for country as percentage increase (discludes immigration)

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25
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Life expectancy factors include…

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Sanitation, nutritional services, accidents/homicide rates, biological factors

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26
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Demographic transition

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(graph) more industrialization = less death = less births eventually

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27
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What are the 3 population periods plus examples

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  • Pyramid (Mexico) (stage 2/3)
  • Column (USA) post-industrialization
  • Inverted pyramid (Japan) basic costs higher than US
28
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Total fertility rate

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Measures fertility of average group of women moving through childbearing years

29
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Problems with migration

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Ethnic tension, job competition, ghettos/housing, crime, language/religion

30
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What are push and pull forces?

A

Immigration forces that incentivize people to come (pull) and leave (push) a nation

31
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What are centrifugal forces?

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Cultural forces that weaken nation

32
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What are centripetal forces?

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Cultural forces that strengthen nation

33
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Examples of centrifugal/centripetal forces?

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  • War, poor economy, civil war, ethnic separation

- Nationalism, common history, military security

34
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European nations that have broken apart due to centrifugal forces

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Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, USSR

35
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Vanishing cultures examples

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Tuareg, Legong dancers, Kazak eagle hunters, Huli wigman

36
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G8

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USA, UK, Russia*, France, Canada, Germany, Japan, Italy

37
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Permanent members of UN Security Council?

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USA, UK, France, Russia, China

38
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BRICS

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Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa

39
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MINT

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Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey

40
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G20

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G8 + MINT + BRICS + EU + Argentina/Saudi Arabia

41
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NAFTA

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USA/Canada/Mexico

42
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DR-CAFTA

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Dominican Republic - Central America FTA

43
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ASEAN

A

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

44
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TPP

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Asian and North American nations resting on Pacific Ocean trade deal

45
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How many members are there on United Nations?

46
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Who is the Secretary General of the UN?

A

Antonio Guterres

47
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Security council has how many members?

A

15 (5 permanent) (proportional to world)

48
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Warsaw Pact

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  • Counteract NATO

- Soviet Union, Poland, East Germany, Romania, etc.

49
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Shanghai Cooperation Organization

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Military/economic/cultural pact between 8 members

50
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Arab League

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Cultural organization that speaks Arabic and practices Islam

51
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OAS

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Organization of American States

52
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AU

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African Union

53
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Globalization

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Increasing interconnectedness of people/places through converging economic/political/social processes

54
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3 characteristics of globalization

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global communication networks, global transportation, international financial institutions

55
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Examples of globalization backlash?

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Trump, Brexit

56
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What are the 3 globalization rounds?

A

Country (1.0)
Company (2.0)
Individual (3.0)

57
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Globalization round 1.0

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1492 (Columbus) - 1800

Populations boom through trade

58
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Globalization round 2.0

A

1800 - 2000
Rise of multinational corporations
Fall of transportation costs first half
Technology and WWW second half

59
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First multinational corporation (and in what round of globalization?)

A

Dutch East India Company

2.0 (Company)

60
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Globalization round 3.0

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2000 -
Shrinking world, flattening world
End of Cold War, outsourcing, supply chaining, information finding, Internet

61
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Top 5 most widely spoken languages

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  1. Mandarin
  2. English
  3. Hindi
  4. Spanish
  5. Russian
62
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Top 5 religions

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  1. Christianity
  2. Islam
  3. Hinduism
  4. Buddhism
  5. Sikhism
63
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Top 5 largest nations in land size

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  1. Russia
  2. Canada
  3. USA
  4. China
  5. Brazil
64
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Top 5 largest nations in population size

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  1. China
  2. India
  3. USA
  4. Indonesia
  5. Brazil
65
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Top 5 wealthiest nations per capita

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  1. Qatar
  2. Luxembourg
  3. Singapore
  4. Kuwait
  5. Brunei

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