Ap Human Geography Unit 3 Study Guide Answers – Flashcards

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custom
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a repetive act of a group, performed to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group-ie Americans wear jeans to school. **A collection of social customs produces a group's material culture.
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habit
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a repetive act that a particular individual performs
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cuture
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a group's entire collection of customs
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folk cuture
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practiced by small, isolated groups living in isolated areas and may include customs such as traditional fold dress.
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Popular culture
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found in large, heterogenous societies that share certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics. Difference between this and folk cuture is scale; also, pop culture modifies the environment (has negative impact) whereas folk cuture develops from it. POp culture can be and is a threat to folk culture.
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relocation diffusion
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The spread of a feature or trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another.
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terroir
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the contribution of a location's distinctive physical features to the way food tastes (wine, coffee, chocolate, etc)
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taboo
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an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
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uniform landscapes
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The spatial expression of a popular custom in one location being similar to another.
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wine production in asia
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Asia's climate is in the main not right for quality wine production. Vines have been grown in Asia for thousands of years, but most grapes have chiefly been eaten at the table, as fresh fruit, or have been dried, becoming an invaluable ingredient in their cuisine. China, Japan and India are developing an interest in wine. There are some domestic wine industries gradually growing and becoming important. A number of areas show promise and with adequate investment and expert care could give the established countries in the Old and New world of wine a run for their wine production. http://world-food-and-wine.com/wine-in-asia. Factors include: soil type, climate (microclimate, mesoclimate, microclimate, and topography
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literary tradition
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a language that is written as well as spoken
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dialect
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a regional variety of a language, with differences in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation; also a form of a language spoken by members of a particular social class or profession
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isogloss
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A boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate
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Who brought English to England
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from three Germanic tribes from fifth centruy AD-the Angles, the Saxons, the Jutes (from now Denmark) who settled England and from whom the English are descended. The natives spoke Celt and were pushed into what is now Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. The Angles called their home area Englaland which is what the term England derived from. The Norman invasion in 1066 came from what is today called France and so the nobles spoke French for the next three hundreed years, but the peasants didn't learn it-continued to speak English until England lost control of Normandy and noone wanted to speak French=Statute of Pleading 1362-->English official Language of England for the court
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Language Branch
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A collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago. Differences are not as extensive or old as with language families, and archaeological evidence can confirm that these derived from the same family.
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Language Family
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A collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor long before recorded history. 2 largest: Indo-European and Sino-Tibetan
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Romance Languages
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those European languages descended from Latin, namely French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish
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Creolized Languages
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mother languages made from the contact (mix) of other langauage-different from pidgin languages in that they are nativized by children and take on the characteristics of a developed language-pidgin languages don't do this. Creole languages START as pidgin languages. Examples: Gullah
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Balto Slavic Languages
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a subgroup of INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES that includes - the Baltic languages (Lithuanian and Latvian) and the Slavic languages (Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, - Russian, etc.).
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PIdgin languages
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simple languages that help people who speak different languages understand each other
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Isolated Language
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A language that is unrelated to any other languages and therefore not attached to any language family.
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LIngua Franca
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a language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages. Right now English would be a good example.
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Ethnic religion
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A religion with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location in which its adherents are concentrated.
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Universalizing religion
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A belief system that espouses the idea that there is one true religion that is universal in scope. Adherents of universalizing religious systems often believe that their religion represents universal truths, and in some cases great effort is undertaken in evangelism and missionary work. Ex: christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Sikhism, Baha'i
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US religion clusters
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Southeast (from Texas to Florida)=Babtist:Baptists are Christians who comprise a group of denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers (as opposed to infant baptism), and that it must be done by immersion. Other tenets of Baptist churches include soul competency (liberty), salvation through faith alone, scripture alone as the rule of faith and practice, and the autonomy of the local congregation. North=Lutheran Midwest=Mormon
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denominations
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Big groups of congregations that share the same faith and are governed under one administrative umbrella
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Animism
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Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life.
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Agricultural calendar
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Aztec calendar that had 18 months of 20 days
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cosmogony
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A set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe.
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religious toponyms
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Place names based on religious influences. For example, many towns and cities have been named for Christian missions that once stood there.
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Burial vs. cremation
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Hinduism and Buddhism hold that the body has little meaning and favor cremation; Jews, Muslims and christians favor burial as cremation is frowned upon due to the importance of the body in the religions; however, exceptions are made for example during the plague or times of overcrowding of cemetaries.
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Six day war
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(1967) Short conflict between Egypt and her allies against Israel won by Israel; Israel took over the Golan Heights , The West Bank of the Jordan River; and the Sanai Peninsula.
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