Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Honors Human Geo Terms

1. Globalization: to extend to other or all parts of the globe; make worldwide   (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/globalization)
"Globalization, as defined by rich people like us, is a very nice thing... you are talking about the Internet, you are talking about cell phones, you are talking about computers. This doesn't affect two-thirds of the people of the world." -President Jimmy Carter

2. Culture: a particular form or stage of civilization, as that of a certain nation or period (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/culture)
"Culture is a sham if it is only a sort of Gothic front put on an iron building -- like Tower Bridge -- or a classical front put on a steel frame -- like the Daily Telegraph building in Fleet Street. Culture, if it is to be a real thing and a holy thing, must be the product of what we actually do for a living -- not something added, like sugar on a pill." -Eric Gill

3. 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)
"A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them." -Antoine de Saint-Exupery

4. History: a continuous, systematic narrative of past events as relating to a particular people, country, period, person, etc., usually written as a chronological account (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/history)
"Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it." -Oscar Wilde

5.Progress: the development of an individual or society in a direction considered more beneficial than and superior to the previous level.
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/progress)
"Progress comes from the intelligent use of experience" -Elbert Hubbard

No comments:

Post a Comment