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unit 2 Flashcards

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identity

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who a person is aspects of a person

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identifiers

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are what make up our identity

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internal identity

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how we see ourselves

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external identity

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how others define us

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stereotype

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A stereotype is a fixed general image or set of characteristics that a lot of people believe represent a particular type of person or thing. they are dangerous because it is assuming something about a person or culture

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culture

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are the beliefs practices behavior and customs of a particular nation or group

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culture trait

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are features that make up a culture example clothing laws foods

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culture region

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a region with people who share common cultural characteristics.

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cultural diffusion

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the spreading of culture and cultural traits

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Norm

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A cultural trait that is normal to a certain society

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society

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community, nation, or broad grouping of people having common traditions, institutions, and collective activities and interests.

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family

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family is the most basic unit of society

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nuclear family

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consist of parents and their children

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extended family

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consists of parents children grand-parents aunts uncles cousins

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social structure

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a pattern of organized relationships among groups and people in a society

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social class

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is a group of people in similar economic conditions

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language

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important for traditions beliefs and communication

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religion

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a set of beliefs

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monotheism

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belief in one god

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polytheism

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belief in more than one god

21
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art

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teach about a culture’s value
promote cultural unity and values

22
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economic systems

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a type of system in an economy

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traditional economy

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people produce most of what they need to survive

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market

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basic economic needs are produced by buying and selling goods

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command

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government controls basic answers to economic questions

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mixed

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government and individuals provide answers to basic economic questions

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democracy

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people hold the power

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republic

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people choose leaders to represent them

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dictatorship

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someone or a group rules by force

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Symbols

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Relative location -

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location in relation to another known location

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Absolute location

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Coordinates

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Cardinal direction

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North east south west

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Region

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An area of the world in which many places are similar to one another based on either human and/or physical feature.

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Movement

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People - migration: movement of people from one place to another
Goods - trade: imports and exports
Ideas - ideas spread from one place to another to shape culture ex: religion or technology
Cultural Diffusion -cultures adapting and adopting people/goods/ideas into their own culture ex: jazz music
interdependence: dependence on other nations for goods/services

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5 themes of Geography

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Movement place region Human-Environment Interaction location

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Scale

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The scale on a map shows the size of the area represented by the map

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legend

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place on the map that tells you what symbols mean

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symbols

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Images on maps that represent a place

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pattern

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A pattern is a spatial observation which one place/situation proves to be part of a larger system containing the same observation.

39
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what 7 elements do all cultures have

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social organization, customs, religion, language, government, economy, and arts.

40
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ethnocentrism

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measuring or judging one’s own culture against another culture

41
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racism

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prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community, or institution against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.

42
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how is McDonald’s able to diffuse to other countries

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it was able to diffuse by adding new items to the menu to appeal to other countries

43
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5 world religions

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budahism judism isalm. muslim christriantguy

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