Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Human Geography Definitions

Kristen Kohles

Globalization-
the process of globalizing something; specif., the expansion of many businesses into markets throughout the world, marked by an increase in international investment, the proliferation of large multinational corporations, worldwide economic integration, etc.


"Education, particularly higher education, will take Africa into the mainstream of globalization. "
-John Agyekum Kufuor


Culture-
  1. the ideas, customs, skills, arts, etc. of a people or group, that are transferred, communicated, or passed along, as in or to succeeding generations


"You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them. "
-Mohandas Gandhi


Civilization-
the condition of being civilized; social organization of a high order, marked by the development and use of a written language and by advances in the arts and sciences, government, etc.


"A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan. "
-Martin Luther King, Jr.


History-
A .what has happened in the life or development of a people, country, institution, etc.
B .a systematic account of this, usually in chronological order with an analysis and explanation


"My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. "
-Thomas Jefferson


Progress-
To advance toward a higher or better stage; improve steadily



"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground."
-Thomas Jefferson

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