Bright lights‚ colorful signs‚ and delicious smells‚ all are things that may be found in an ethnic neighborhood. An ethnic neighborhood is a neighborhood‚ where the majority‚ if not all the population is of the same belief‚ and follows the same religion. One of the most well-known neighborhoods in Chicago is Chinatown. Chinatown has many cultural traits that set it apart from neighboring areas; however there is always a looming threat of internal and external threats to its culture. China town
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT HUMAN GEOGRAPHY READING ASSIGNMENT – FAST FOOD NATION INTRODUCTION to Fast Food Nation (Amazon.com excerpt) On any given day‚ one out of four Americans opts for a quick and cheap meal at a fast-food restaurant‚ without giving either its speed or its thriftiness a second thought. Fast food is so ubiquitous that it now seems as American‚ and harmless‚ as apple pie. But the industry ’s drive for consolidation‚ homogenization‚ and speed has radically transformed America ’s diet
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AP Human Geography Chapter 2 Study Guide Terms: · population density - a measurement of the number of people per given unit of land · arithmetic population density - the population of a country or region expressed as an average per unit area · physiologic population density - the number of people per unit area of arable land · population distribution - description of locations on the Earth’s surface where populations live · dot maps - maps where one dot represents a certain number of a phenomenon
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a. Social Location- the group memberships that people have because of their location in history and society. In the city of Mumbai‚ there is a thriving city and successful businesses like Bollywood. It’s beautiful‚ but in the center there is 1 square mile area that is different. This is the slum called Dharavi. To the unknown eye‚ Dharavi is a dirty poor district that has nothing to give to the community. There is garbage that is dug through‚ poverty‚ and disease. That is what you would think upon
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over other countries. Ex: Nazis Nationality Distinctive national or ethnic character Ex: Chinese Nation-state A political entity (a state) associated with a particular cultural entity (a nation) Ex: Japan Race A categorization of humans based on skin color and other physical characteristics Ex: African American Racism Frequently referred to as a system or attitude toward visible differences in individuals‚ it is an ideology of difference that ascribes significance and meaning
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The three ancient cultures I chose to examine and analyze how they balanced power and justice are Sparta‚ Egypt‚ and Mesopotamia and will do so with laws and rulers. To begin the Spartan civilization we should look at their leader and king. The king has powers called royal rights. One of these rights is to declare war on whatever or whoever he wants with no objections by anyone‚ “and the right of making war against whatsoever land they please‚ and that no man of the Spartans shall hinder this right
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Chapter 3: Outline 1. What is MIGRATION? * Migration is inherently geographical. a) Cyclic Movement- involves journeys that begin at our home base and bring us back to it. * Commuting the journey from home to work and again takes from minutes to hours and can involves several modes of transportation. * Seasonal Movement – every autumn hundreds of thousands of travelers leave their home in Canada and the northern parts of the United States. a) It
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Chapter 25 Process of fossilization · Moving water can suspend sediment – inorganic particles · Moving water fills into still body of water o Sediment flats to the bottom o Forms a layer o More layers form with different compositions on the bottom of the lake or ocean · Living things in the ocean die and get buried in the sediments in the ocean · A lot of weight and pressure pushing down · The organic material is replaced by rocks – mineralization resulting
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with other civilizations and regions. Geography is the study of the Earth and the relationship of humans with their environment. Two geographic features are the Nile River and the Sahara Desert. The Nile River is the longest river of the world. It is also considered the breadbasket of the world since it has provided the Egyptian civilization with many riches. It provides fertile land ideal for farming. How does it have fertile land if it rarely rains in Egypt? When the river floods‚ it brings silt/fertile
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StudyAP Human Geography Notes Bartula 4/15/09 General Geography: US road map is not a thematic map Every meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end According to environmental determinism‚ the physical environment causes social development Highest density: most in numbers Highest concentration: closest together Cloropleth map uses shading Five Themes of Geography: Location: Relative location Absolute location Place: Human Characteristics Physical
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