Pop/Folk Culture
practiced by different, heterogeneous groups and is diffused over large areas
Pop Culture
The most spoken native language in the world?
Name two ethnic religions.
Hinduism and Judaism
What is identity with a group of people who share legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular country?
Nationality
factors contributing to the unification of a country
Centripetal force
This culture is found among homogeneous groups.
Folk Culture
What is a Lingua Franca?
International language of communication. (Trade language)
What are three universalizing religions?
What are Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism
What is the mass killing of a group of people in an attempt to eliminate the entire group from existence?
Genocide
factors contributing to the breaking up of a country
Centrifugal Force
What describes the existence, acceptance, or promotion of multiple cultural traditions within a single nation or region
What is Multiculturalism
What is the boundary line that separates regions where different languages or dialects are used
isogloss
How are ethnic religions spread?
Relocation Diffusion
What is the goal of ethnic cleansing?
To create an ethnically homogeneous society.
Describe the spatial distribution of the English language.
British Empire colonization.
Where does Popular Culture usually start?
Large cities and urban areas.
Which two language families make up 2/3 of all languages spoken?
Indo-European and Sino-Tibetan
A type of religion that has a central authority that exercises a high degree of control. Provide one example of this type of religion.
Hierarchical religion? What is Roman Catholic?
The belief in the superiority of one's culture to the point that other cultures are based on one's own culture.
ethnocentrism
Name three of the five Asian countries that make up the largest percentage of Asian-American Immigrants.
1) China 2) India 3) Philippines 4) Korea 5) Vietnam
adapting to a new culture while losing nearly all of one's original culture
assimilation
What are the four places where English is the primary language, but not the official language?
USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand
Which religions share a common hearth?
Hinduism and Buddhism- Christianity and Judaism
The system in South Africa that used race to determine living spaces, job opportunities, and education opportunities.
Apartheid
Explain why there's a majority of French speakers in Quebec.