Hum. Geo: Midterm Review

What is considered to be the "cornerstone" of culture?

This refers to people who share such things as culture, language, and religion.

This form of culture can be produced, transmitted, and accepted virtually anywhere on the earth's surface.

Which of the following is part of a "spatial perspective"?

Which change MOST reduced fertility rates in less-developed countries?

Which of the following is considered a common restriction on social mobility?

Natalia is migrating out of Afghanistan and into France for economic and job opportunity, it would be said she is exp.

emphasizes restraint in use of nat'l resources to ensure enough resources for future generations: sustainability

__migration occurs when someone chooses to leave whereas, __migration occurs when someone is removed without choice

The systematic killing or intentional destruction of a people -- premeditated and deliberate.

country with a population of 1 million experienced a 3% growth rate every year, how long would it take for pop to double

Which of the following is TRUE when evaluating the current refugee crisis the world is facing?

The popular culture of the U.S. and South Korea is similar in that they both promote the spread of their country's _____

Which of the following US internal migration trends signals a shift in political and economic power within our country?

when a place loses its uniqueness to the point that one place looks like the next

in history: people transitioning from simple farming to planting, increased productivity through mechanization

Refers to the discrepancy in opportunities, status, and attitudes between men and women in any given society.

Countries: less developed, low economic productivity, low standards of living, do not benefit from global wealth

religion broke away from Hinduism during 6th c. BCE and teaches that suffering originates from our attachment to things

A complete form of acculturation -- all weaker traits are erased by the dominant culture.

Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Dome of the Rock, Western Wall are in Jerusalem

The rate of 18 deaths per 1,000 births (before 1st birthday) is known as the Crude Death Rate

The greatest challenge in regards to population is limited resources

_______ forces work to pull countries apart, while _______ forces work to bind them together.

This refers to the way in which a person identifies with a particular ethnic group

place in world where material and non material traits emerged best demonstrates the concept of a culture hearth?

The unlawful use of, or threatened use of, force or violence against individuals or property for political/social ends

Which of the 4 types of "diffusion" is this : " remains in the area of origin and spread to surrounding areas"

The ways in which things such as tech innovations, cultural trends, or disease outbreak travel over space is diffusion

forced to migrate (due to civil war, conflict, or natural disaster) but have NOT crossed an international border

Migration from the inner city to outlying neighborhoods near the perimeters of urban areas.

The language family found mostly in North America and Europe is the

You receive a $30,000 raise by moving to Tennessee for your job. This is an example of

The governmental theory that states people have rights and power and that the people gave their rulers the right to gov

An individual's internal, geographic understanding of place is a mental map

Avg. number of children per woman in a population - at which a population regenerates itself from one generation to next

This religion believes that Jesus was the promised Messiah and delivered salvation to all people on earth.

This form of prejudice is often linked to issues of employment, political conflict, or social unrest.

Hinduism and Buddhism are ethnic religions - appeal to small groups with common heritage - or large groups in one region

emphasizing the value of tradition is more typical of folk culture than other types of cultures

Today many place great value on___ (wide range of backgrounds, experiences, language, religion),

The upbringing of one child limits population would be seen as a disadvantage to China's ONE CHILD POLICY

Ethnicity, lang.,, religion, artifacts, and diffusion of these characteristics, contributes to the cultural landscape