World Religions
World Languages
Culture and Diffusion
Wild Card
Religions of the World
100
World are categorized into THESE TWO groups.
Universalizing and Ethnic
100
Examples of Major globalized languages are: (name at least two)
English, French, Spanish, Arabic
100
Culture spreads through these factors:
Hint: not the name of a type of diffusion
War, travel, technology, and trade
100
This news headline would be an example of what theme of geography?
Human-Environment Interaction
100
This religion is one of the oldest monotheistic religions and has influenced both Christianity and Islam.
Judaism (ethnic religion)
200
This TYPE of religion seeks to appeal to all people and actively spread their beliefs globally.
Universalizing
200
Languages such as English, French, Spanish, and Arabic spread from their hearths largely because of
conquest and colonialism OR relocation diffusion
200
Positive Effects of cultural diffusion are:
Cross-cultural understanding
Cooperation between nations
Spread of new ideas and products
200
The exact moment at which summer and winter start is called a
Solstice
200
Monotheism means THIS, while Polytheism means THIS.
The belief there is only one God / The belief that there are many Gods.
300
This type of religion is closely tied to specific ethnic groups or regions and are often passed down through generations.
Ethnic Religions
300
Of the nearly 7,000 spoken languages on earth, linguists believe all of the languages can be grouped into about THIS MANY language families.
15 families of languages.
300
Negative effects of cultural diffusion are:
Loss of unique cultures
Spread of harmful items and ideas
Increased global competition
300
The United States' westward expansion, the emigration of Syrians during war, the expansion of cell phone reception around the planet, and the flow of water in the Gulf Stream are all examples of this type theme of geography.
Movement
300
The main Universalizing religions are:
Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Sikhism
400
This universalizing religion has had a significant impact on art architecture, and Western societies.
Christianity
400
Distribution of languages reflects this
Human migration
400
This concept presents a challenge when cultural practices conflict with universal values, such as human rights
Cultural Relativism
400
Farmers in China growing rice and other crops on terraces that are carved into the hillsides is an example of what theme of geography.
Human-Environment Interaction
400
Universalizing religions usually expand through THIS TYPE of diffusion.
Expansion diffusion (sometimes relocation diffusion)
500
This religion is the oldest organized religion and the largest ethnic religion with over a billion followers.
Hinduism
500
This type of language is a simplified form of languages that develop as a means of communication between people with different native languages.
Pidgins (pidgin language)
500
This can lead to a lack of understanding and acceptance of cultural differences.
Ethnocentrism
500
The seven continents are designated regions because of their physical uniformity. Regions that share similar cultural characteristics are called:
Formal/uniform/homogenous regions
500
The two main ethnic religions are:
Judaism and Hinduism