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Unit Two: Human Systems Flashcards

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Cultural Hearth

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Knowing accurate information about a culture

Ex: someone who knows a lot about Indian culture.

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Innovation

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New methods, products, or ideas

Ex:television

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Acculturation

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One cultural group adopts the beliefs and behaviors of another
Ex: daughter of an immigrant who adapts to the new education system in her new country

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Culture

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The cumulative deposit of knowledge, experience, beliefs, etc. in a society
Ex: European culture

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Nation

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Common culture (share a territory, identity and strong sense of unity)
Ex: Cherokee nation
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State

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Political boundary (also a country)
Ex: Canada
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Nation-State

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When a nation and state are on the same territory

Ex: European countries

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Cultural diffusion

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Spread of ideas, diseases, technology, etc. among places.

Ex: Apple

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Stateless nation

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When a nation does not have an official territory

Ex: Kurdistan

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What types of climates tend to be the most highly populated, which areas the least populated and why?

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Habitate, and mild climate, has necessities of life b/c it’s easier to live

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Subsistence agriculture

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Growing stuff that is necessary for you to live

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Cottage industry

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Personal

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Commercial agriculture

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Growing stuff to make money

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Commercial industry

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Big profit

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Primary economic activity

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Raw materials

Ex: growing coffee beans

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Secondary economic activity

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Processing and manufacturing

Ex: putting the coffee beans through a machine

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Tertiary economic activity

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Business and professional services

Ex: barista at Starbucks

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Quaternary economic activity

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Information and intellectual services

Ex: research

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Stage One

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Least developed
High birth and death rates
Undeveloped

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Stage Two

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High birth, low death rates
Worst case scenario
Population boom
Undeveloped

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Stage Three

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Lower birth and death rates

Developing/developed (just depends)

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Stage 4

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Lowest birth and death rates
Best case scenario
Developed

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Least developed stage

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One

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Stage going through a population boom

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Two

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Most developed stage

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Four

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Renewable resource

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Can be used again and replaced naturally

Ex: oxygen

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Non-renewable resource

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Can not be replaced naturally

Ex: fossil fuels

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Inexhaustible resource

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Endless supply

Ex: wind power

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How is a natural resource dispersed around the planet?

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Randomly or unevenly

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Ethnic group

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Group of people who share a common cultural background

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Democracy

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Citizens have the power

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Monarchy

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Ruling family headed by a king or queen

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Dictatorship

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Individual or group has all of the power

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Communism

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All political power and means of production or held by the government in the name of all the people

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Theocracy

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Government controlled by religious leaders

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Free-market

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Supply and demand, Limited government interference, commercial agriculture and industry

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Command economic system

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Cooperation and set of competition, government controlled, creates a lack of incentives or corruption

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Mixed/socialist

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A combination of free market and command, almost all countries fall under this category

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Traditional

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Trade/barter, no money, customs and traditions

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Judaism

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Origin – Israel
Holy book – Torah
Founder – Moses
Place of worship – synagogue

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Christianity

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Origin – Jerusalem
Holy book – the Bible
Founder – Jesus
Place of worship – church

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Islam

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Origin – mecca
Holy book – Qarah
founder – Mohammed
Place of worship – mosque

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Hinduism

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Place of origin – India
holy book – the Vedas
founder – none
place of worship – Temple

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Buddhism

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Origin – India
holy book – the Canon
Founder – Buddha
place of worship – temple or home

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Sikhism

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Origin – punjab
holy book — Adi Granth
Founder – Guru Nanak
Place of worship – gurdwara

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