Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Human Geography Terms

1. Globalization- the process enabling financial and investment markets to operate internationally.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/globalization

  Example- when you buy grapes in your local grocery store made in Chile or when you buy clothes made    in Indonesia
http://articles.sfgate.com/2005-08-14/news/17384140_1_globalization-skills-job-picture

2.. Humanity- the quality of being humane; the human race; human kind

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/humanity

    Example- when I see groups of people working together

3. Culture-  the total of the inherited ideas, beliefs, values, and knowledge, which constitute the shared bases of social action
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/culture

    Example- The Italians eat late in the night, which is a tradition for most Italian families

4. Civilization- an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/civilization


    Example- Different kinds of cell phones have been created to improve your life

5. History- acts, ideas, or events that will or can shape the course of the future; immediate but significant happenings
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/history

   Example- Researching different wars in the past like World War 2 that shape our lives in the future