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ap hug unit 3 review
| define social constructs | ideas/concepts created by people in a group and not by nature |
| 5 places social constructs are spread | media, technological changes, politics, economics, and social relationships |
| Why are english, chinese, and spanish the main languages spoken? | economic culture influence and imperialism |
| What is the effect of communication technologies on globalization of popular culture? | Allows globalization through spatial diffusion, including music, TV, cars, and clothing |
| Define time-space convergence | advances in transportation and communication reduces the time to travel and talk |
| define cultural convergence | cultures become more similar through interactions and shared ideas |
| define cultural divergence | groups become more different due to beliefs and practices developing. |
| What does the distribution of language indicate? | migration patterns, interaction, and settlement |
| indo european languages in germany | german, english |
| indo european languages in balto-slavic | russian, polish |
| indo european languages in celtic | irish, welish |
| indo european languages in latin and romance | french, spanish |
| indo european languages in indo-iranian | hindi, urdu |
| how have romance languages diverged into dozens of distinct regional languages? | geographic isolation and lack of authority |
| define isogloss | boundary on map which separates regions with many different features |
| define dialect | variety of a language characterized by its own vocabulary |
| 3 things that vary with diff dialects of same language | pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary |
| define adages | short statements that represent truth/advice |
| how do ethnic religions diffuse? | relocation diffusion and cultural transmission |
| what are the roles of missionaries in the diffusion of universalizing religions? | spreading religions and converting people to them |
| what is the difference between polytheism and monotheism? | polytheism is the belief in many gods while monotheism is the belief in only one god |
| define homogenization | the process of making things similar |
| define acculturation | the process of cultural change resulting in meeting between cultures |
| example of acculturation | adopting languages |
| define assimilation | languages/cultures representing or resembling others |
| define syncretism | merging of religions and cultures |
| example of syncretism | blending African religions with christianity |
| define glocalization | adaption of global goods or services to help preferences |
| example of glocalization | mcdonald's changing their food in different countries |
| define multiculturalism | existence of diverse cultural groups within a society |
| define nativism | political attitude prioritizing interests of native-borns over immigrants |
| example of nativism | western countries restricting immigration |
| what group of people had the most influences on practices in the world today? | christianity |
| 3 concepts that have had a powerful role in spreading religion and culture throughout the world | colonialism, imperialism, trade |
| define animism | belief that nonliving objects possess spirits |
| how do europeans spread their languages through relocation diffusion? | migrating to new locations and establishing colonies |
| how do europeans spread their languages through hierarchical diffusion? | establishing political centers in their countries/cities |
| how has trade been instrumental in spreading languages? | ships, railroads, and other transportation strengthened connections between places |
| what country has the most native speakers? | mandarin |
| define lingua franca | language used by people who do not share a language |
| define pidgin language | simple form of language when groups must talk but don't share a language |
| define creole language | develops from pidgin language when it becomes the native language |
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