Culture Geography
Who has the most power in each form of government? (The people or the leader)
In a democracy the people have the most power. In a monarchy, the king or queen has the power. In a dictatorship, the dictator has all of the power. In an oligarchy, a small group of leaders have the power.
Define race, ethnicity, and nationality
Race is a category of people that share the same physical traits. Ethnicity is the fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common cultural tradition. Nationality is the country or countries you hold citizenship in.
How do religion and government affect culture?
Religion and government affect culture because religion gives culture a meaning of life. The government helps keep the society in order affecting the people of different cultures in society.
What are the 7 aspects of culture? Explain each one.
Social organization- The way a culture organizes its members into smaller groups. Ex. Churches, school ect. Language- Communicating ideas using conventionalized signs, sounds or gestures. Ex. Slang, Gestures. Customs and traditions- Customs are happening today, and traditions make customs live. Ex. Celebrating Thanksgiving every year Arts and Literature- The way culture expresses itself Ex. music or books Religion- A system of faith or beliefs that is an important aspect of culture Ex. monotheistic, Atheistic Government- What keeps the culture, provides and protects the society. Ex. Democracy Economic Systems- The way people use resources to satisfy their needs.
What are the 5 major religions we learned about?
The 5 world religions we learned about are Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism.
What are the problems with capitalism? ...with socialism? ...with communism?
The problems with capitalism are that power, wealth and profit is not distributed between the society. The problem with socialism is that people who work hard for their money, don't get to keep it. The problem with communism is restrictions to human rights, poor economic performance, and political repression
Which religions are polytheistic? Which ones are monotheistic?
The religion that is polytheistic is Hinduism. The religions that are monotheistic are Islam, Christianity and Judaism. Buddhism is considered atheistic because they rejected the concept of god or gods.
Which forms of government are most efficient? Least efficient? Why?
Dictatorship is the most efficient because everything only needs 1 person's approval. The least efficient form of government is direct democracy because the people have the power so they have to go through a long voting system.
Define the following forms of government: Direct democracy, representative democracy, monarchy, dictatorship, oligarchy
Direct democracy is a form of democracy in which the voters decide on policy initiatives without elected representatives. (One Person= One Vote) Representative democracy is a type of democracy where elected persons represent a group of people. (One person votes for a government representative) Monarchy is a system of government led by a royal family, a king, queen, emperor, sultan, crown prince, ect. Dictatorship is a form of government in which one person or a small group possess absolute power without effective constitutional limitations Oligarchy is a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution
List 2 similarities and differences between all of the religions.
2 similarities between all of the religions are that they all have practices to follow their religion and that they all believe in the afterlife. 2 differences between all of the religions are that they all have different special days of the week and they all have different clergy's.
What are the goals of a market economy like capitalism? Of a command economy like socialism?
The goals of a market economy like capitalism, efficiency, economic freedom, economic growth, security and stability. The goals of a command economy like socialism is to not have private enterprises and to manage the country's economy.