Culture
How does local (folk) culture diffuse?
relocation diffusion
Every Muslim is expected to make a pilgrimage once to what city?
Mecca
What is an isolated language?
language that is unrelated to any other languages and therefore not attached to any language family
What is ethnic cleansing?
process by which a more powerful ethnic group forcibly removes a less powerful one
What is globalization?
ations or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope
What is a lingua franca?
language that is commonly understood and used in trade by people who speak different languages
What is a universalizing religion?
religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a particular region
What is the world's most widely spoken language family?
Indo-European languages
How have superimposed boundaries created ethnic conflict in Africa?
ethnic groups and nations were divided, forced to co-exist with traditional enemies
Most of the world's popular culture trends emerge in what three cities?
New York City, London, Tokyo
What are two reasons why English is currently the world's lingua franca?
international trade, American media, Hollywood, music, politics, military bases, etc.
What is an ethnic religion?
religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution
How did Indo-European languages spread throughout the world to the Americas and Africa?
exploration, colonization, imperialism
In 1994, Hutus committed genocide against the Tutsi minority in what central African country?
Rwanda
What are three barriers to diffusion?
distance decay, lack of infrastructure, physical, cultural, religious, linguistic, political, censorship
Why did Pakistan break away during the Partition of India in 1947?
religious differences, separate Hindus and Muslims
What are the world's two largest ethnic religions?
Judaism, Hinduism
Identify two countries or regions where there has been devolution due to linguistic differences.
Spain, Canada, Ireland
What is redlining?
When banks refuse to lend money to purchase or improve property within a certain boundary.
What are two ways in which globalization negatively affects local or folk cultures?
Erases language, diminishes traditions and way of life, etc
What are two reasons why some groups are trying to revive minority languages, such as Gaelic?
maintain culture/traditions, nationalism, government policies to promote inclusion
What country in the world has the largest Sunni Muslim population?
Indonesia
List the following from largest to smallest: language, language branch, language family, language group
language family, language branch, language group, language
What was apartheid which formerly existed in South Africa?
laws that physically separated different races into different geographic regions
How do transnational corporations transmit popular culture and push globalization throughout the world?
Corporations spread popular culture through businesses, marketing, etc.