| A | B |
|---|
| 5 elements of civilization | cities organized gov't religion special skills social classes language |
| 2 concepts that changed the industrial revolution | use of steam and electricity for power and use of machines |
| western culture | culture of western europe and the united states |
| nationalism | pride and loyalty to your country |
| third world nation | developing nation |
| percentage of population living in third world | 75 % |
| 2 jobs of the united nations | work for world peace and help solve worldwide problems |
| W.H.O. | World Health Organization Works to get rid of deadly diseases |
| Food and Agriculture Organization | Helps farmers increase food production |
| International Monetary Fund | gives money to expand world trade |
| Barter | exchange one set of goods for another |
| Capital | Money invested in business to make a profit |
| cold war | Political and Economic struggle between the Western and Communist countries that led to arms race |
| Bhopal India 1984 | US chemical plant released toxic gases which killed and injured thoudsands |
| Chernobyl | nuclear explosion |
| destruction of tropical rainforests | global warming |
| Helsinki Agreement 1975 | Basic Human Rights of Speech, Press, Religion |
| Amnesty International | Checks human rights worldwide |
| variations of skin color in our world | due to amount of sunlight |
| melanin | skin pigment |
| albino | lack of skin pigment |
| migration of people | helped to create skin color |
| stereotype | false idea that all members of a culture are the same |
| prejudice | a feeling or attitude based on incomplete information |
| genocide | attempt to kill all members of a cultural or racial group |
| anti-semitism | prejudice against jews |
| ethnic group | group made up of people who share a common race or culture |
| nationality | based on country you are born in or are a citizen of |
| cultural diversity | presence of many different cultural groups in one area |
| culture shock | the distress you feel when you are outside your group |
| acquiring culture | born into it, inherit from parents, learn from peers get from media |
| 5 components of culture | social organization, customs and traditions, language, art, literature and music and religion |
| 2 things culture consists of | things that make up our way of life and learned behaviors |
| import | goods brought into a country |
| export | goods sent outside a country |
| plateaus | high flat land |
| elevation | height above sea level |
| map | flat representation of the earth |
| civilization | farming, staying in one place and forming a gov't |
| 2 things about the Agricultural Revolution | farming began and animals were tamed |
| stone age | making of stone tools, using fire, developing language |
| early man | hunters and gatherers |
| first human | east africa 2 million years ago |
| anthropologist | studies people in the past and present |
| archeologist | scientist who studies objects left behind by early civilizations |
| interdependence | countries depending on each other for goods and services |
| matriarchal | society with women in charge |
| patriarchal | society with men in charge |
| cultural diffusion | movement of culture among countries |
| technology | skills and tools people use |
| rapid cultural change caused by | advances in technology and more cultural contacts |
| subculture | a culture inside another culture tha is different from the larger culture |
| geography | study of people, environment and resources |
| longitude and latitude | 2 positions that help you find out where you are on earth |
| latitude | distance north or south of the equator |
| longitude | distance east or west of the prime meridian |
