| A | B |
|---|
| Culture | A way of life. ( music, food, entertainment, religion) |
| Cultural Diffusion | The spread of culture from one plce to another. Often takes place during war and trade. |
| Examples of Cultural Diffusion | MacDonalds Co., Blue jeans. |
| Polytheism | Belief in many Gods. (ex. Hinduism, Greek) |
| Longitude | Measures distances east and west. |
| Interdependence | Countries around the work relying on eacn other for goods. ( ex. oil) |
| Urbanization | Growth of cities. |
| Infrastructure | Communication and transportation systems in a society. |
| Eurocentric | From a European or Western perspective. |
| Liberal | More willing to accept change, don't avoid change, encourage change. |
| Divine Right | The theory that monarchs receive their power from God and consequently should not be questioned or disobeyed. |
| 1ST World | Had high technology, a high standard of living, and high industrialization. |
| Westernization | Adopted technology and customs from the west. |
| Ethnocentrism | The judging of another culture based on our own cultural understandings and practices. |
| Monotheism | The belief in one God. (ex. Christianity, Islam) |
| Latitude | Measures distances North and South of the equator. Equator 0 degrees. |
| Topography | The physical features of the land. ( ex. lakes, mountains) |
| Nationalism | Pride and loyalty in ones country. |
| Coup D' Etat | The overthrow of the government. Often violent. |
| Imperialism | The policy of empire-building or extending a nations control over other lands for economic an political advantages |
| Conservative | You like things to remain the same. Don't like change |
| Archipelago | A group of islands. |
| Examples of Archipelago's. | Hawaii, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia. |
| Animism | The worship of spirits in nature. |
| 3Rd World | Period of low industrialization, poor standard of living, and little technology. |
| Perspective def. | A point of view. |
| Bias def. | a point of view that leans toward one way or another. |
| Command Economic System | The gov't answers the basic questions. |
| Command Economic System | All decisions about production and distribution of resources are made by the gov't. |
| Traditional Economic System | Answers basic questions by using past traditional methods of production. |
| Traditional Economic System | Have little technology, mostly agricultural. (ex. African tribes, barter) |
| Market Economic System | The basic questions are answered by individuals. |
| Market Economic System | Producers and consumers interact, the gov't is not involved. |
| Mixed Economic System | The basic questions are answered by a combination of individuals, and the gov't. |
| Three Examples of a Mixed Economic System | Communism, Socialism, Capitalism. |
| Communism | Almost all decisions made by gov't, people have little acces to change gov't.(ex. Cuba) |
| Socialism | Some resources owned and operated by gov't, some by individuals. People have free access to participate in gov't. (ex. France) |
| Capitalism | Almost all decisions made by individuals, gov't is involved in a limited way. (ex. United States) |
| Economic Systems def. | The choices people make to satisfy wants and needs using limited resources. |
