unit 5- global cultural mosaic

Question 1

classify languages

Answer 1

6000 languages divided families, branches +groups
official lang (used by government)
native lang (1st language of people)

Question 2

diffusion language

Answer 2

lang diffuse-place->place through migration, results in dialects

Question 3

diffusion religion

Answer 3

by missionaries + military conquests

• contagious diffusion=daily contact b.ween believers +non believers
• hierarchical diffusion= acceptance-Emperor +encourage it

Question 4

how world politically organised

Answer 4

-states of world ( territory on earth+control over internal affairs)
-state of space (land, air, sea territories)
-non-state space (unclaimed territories; high seas, antartica +outer space)
-boundaries:
physical boundaries: features-landscape eg dessert, mountains, water
cultural boundaries: ethnic / geometric boundaries
-frontier (zone- no state is political power / control)

Question 5

shape state can be….

Answer 5

prorupted
compact
elongated
fragmented
perforated

Question 6

ethnicity

Answer 6

group people share cultural / traditions

e.g arable ethnic, Punjabi ethnicity

Question 7

nationalism

Answer 7

group people share legal + personal alliance to country
… states foster nationalism-> flags +symbols
e.g Iraq nationality / Pakistan

Question 8

language diversity in Africa (diff languages & how vary)

Answer 8

afro-asiatic (upper part Africa e.g Arabic / Hebrew)
niger -lango (lower part Africa)

1000 languages in africa

Question 9

cultural mosaic

Answer 9

combination religion, lang, tradition + culture

Question 10

role of boundary

Answer 10

separate political space (physical, cultural / frontier)

Question 11

types government

Answer 11

1. national government ( autocratic: run according to ruler ; anocratic: not full ydemo / autocratic)
2. Local government

Question 12

genocide

Answer 12

mass killing-group people->eliminate them

Question 13

implications-religious diversity (conflict)

Answer 13

• jews, muslims, Christians fought->control Israel / Palestine
• imposed dominant ethnic cultures on another ethnic group
• resulted in conflict
• competition of territory, nationality lead war, ethnic cleansing + genocide
• wars Africa=violent-> people because want to change population +boundaries