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World Culture I
Study Guide – Human Geography
EXAM on Thursday, 12/1/16
PART I: Answer the following: (#1-17 DUE 11/17/16):
1.
2.
The study of statistical human populations?
Average number of people living in a given area? (either in square miles
or square kilometers)
3. What three factors cause population to change?
4. People who have been forced to leave their homes and/or countries & cannot
return?
5. All the features of a society’s way of life?
6. Activities and behaviors that people often take part in?
7. General culture traits found in all cultures? How many categories are there?
8. What do we call a human population that shares a common culture or
ancestry?
9. We know that culture change is inevitable – but is can occur in three ways –
be able to identify them and explain them.
10. The process of an individual where they adopt the traits of another culture is
called?
11. The process, which makes all cultures more alike in order to foster
connections?
12. Following longtime practices & opposing modern technologies and ideas is
called?
13. Any movement in which people believe strictly in following certain
established teachings is called?
14. What is the method, which is very important to a culture – it provides the
means of transmitting those cultures’ ideas?
15. A regional variation of a language is called a?
16. Ability to read, write and speak your own language?
17. What do we call the European languages derived from the month tongue of
Latin?
PART II: RELIGION: (#18 – 40 – DUE 11/22/16):
18. What is the key culture trait that binds societies together and gives meaning
to people’s lives called?
19. The belief and worship of single god? What are the three we discussed in
class?
20. Belief and worship of multiple gods is called? Name the one we
discussed that comes from Asia?
21. What do we call a Messenger from god? Name the four that we
discussed in class:
22. Complete the chart of the three major religions:
23. Eldest male leader is called a?
24. Israel’s greatest king was named?
25. Who ordered the Old Testament translated into Greek? Who was this man?
26. This empire helped to spread Christianity around the classical world?
27. Who was the Rock upon who Jesus built the church of Christianity?
28. Young men who helped spread the ideas of Christianity?
29. Someone who is willing to die to support his or her faith?
30. Give three reasons why Christianity had a wide appeal:
31. The teaching of the church, which must be followed by believers, is called?
32. In 1054 CE a Schism occurred – what happened?
33. BASED ON THE READINGS:
34. The social class system of ancient India is called the ____ System?
35. The key position in this society was ?
36. Why do Hindu’s visit the temples of their gods?
37. How do individuals affect the status of their families?
38. The Bhagavad-Gita is an example of Sanskrit?
39. All Muslims must practice what during their lifetime? Be prepared to explain
what each is all about:
40. What are the two types of Muslims called? What is the dividing factor for
them?
PART III: ECONOMICS: (#41-52 – DUE 11/30/16):
41. What do we call the system of production and exchange of goods and
services as well as allocation of resources in a society?
42. Goods & services that are exchanged and/or traded?
43. Type of economy where the government plans what is produced and sold –
this type was found in the old Soviet Union?
44. An economic system that we, in the United States live under – the Private
ownership of the means of production?
45. The type of economic system that features social ownership of the means of
production – can be found in Norway, Japan or the United Kingdom?
46. A special type of socialism is called ___ in this system the economic output is
based on the need(s) of the people; rather than on their contribution
in labor to the society?
47. Growth of the population of people living in towns and cities?
48. GOVERNMENT:
49. People have no power or representation ~ characterized by blind obedience
to the authority? We can also call this type of government a?
50. Most extreme form of government that controls all aspects of life including
communication between citizens censors the media and threatens
the people by means of terror? Who was the best example of this?
51. The type of government controlled by a king or queen and based on
heredity? There are two sub-types – The first one has total
control over their people ? The second type gives the ruler limited
powers – they work with an elected body.
52. The form of government in which the citizens or their representatives create
and make their laws. There are two types – name them and provide
an example for each type: