Culture
What is a dialect?
A local form of a language that differs from that language in another area.
Why is cultural diffusion happening so quickly today?
Internet, pop culture (movies, music, etc), social media
What is the difference between limited and unlimited power?
In an unlimited government, leaders have total/absolute power and are not subject to laws. In a limited government, leaders are subject to laws in the same way as their citizens.
What region of the world has the highest population density?
Asia-Pacific
What is an ethnic group?
An ethnic group is a group of people who share a common history, language, religion and/or some physical characteristics
Which 4 areas did the early river valley civilizations arise
Egypt, Iraq, China, India
What is a constitutional monarchy?
A system in which the monarch inherits his/her position but is limited by laws and a law-making body elected by the people.
Give two reasons for massive population growth over the past 200 years.
Rising birth rate, decreasing death rate
List five ways in which a person might be influenced by their culture
*What they eat
*Daily habits and routines—i.e. teethbrushing, bathing
*Clothing and dress
*Manners and etiquette
*Facial expressions and body language
*Art & expression
*Attitudes toward life & death
Challenge: Pretend you are an Amazonian tribesman. Write a paragraph describing what American cultural diffusion looks like in your village.
What is a dictatorship?
A type of unlimited government, usually that has been put in place through force, in which the leader makes all laws and suppresses any opposition.
Describe 3 challenges from massive population growth
What are the 8 traits of culture? These are all things that both influence and are influenced by culture.
Social Groups, Religion, Language, History, Arts, Daily Life, Government, Economy
What are three HISTORIC means of cultural diffusion?
Trade, war & conquest, immigration
What is the difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy?
In a direct democracy, citizens vote directly on matters and majority rules. In a representative democracy, citizens elect officials to make the laws for them.
Give 3 facts about the global distribution of religions as per the Pew Research Center's 2010 study.
Example: Hindus are more likely to be the majority in their country; Christians are the most widely distributed; Muslims and Hindus have the lowest median age; The two largest religious groups are Christians and Muslims, etc.
What are the names of the various culture regions in the world? Get 5 and you get the points
Latin American, Anglo-American, European, Slavic, Islamic, Sub-Saharan Africa, Indic, Southeast Asian, Sino-Japanese, Austral-European
Name 3 countries today that have an unlimited government. Explain.
Examples: Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Iran...
Make a sentence using the words "refugees, "emigrate" and "immigrate."
Example: The refugees emigrated from Syria in search of safety and immigrated to Lebanon.