<p>Can someone please differentiate between transculturation, acculturation, and cultural imperialism? As far as I can tell, they’re all about the same–diffusion and acceptance/assimilation. o.O</p>
<p>You are amazing for posting those links</p>
<p>How many multiple choice would I have to get right to get a 5? I just took a practice test and got 55 right, missed 11, and skipped 9. What would that translate to in terms of scoring?</p>
<p>Transculturation is the cultural borrowing that occurs when different cultures of approximately equal complexity and technological level come in close contact. So it is like the umbrella for any kind of cultural diffusion.</p>
<p>Acculturation is the change in a less developed society that results from contact with a more developed society.
Another term similar to acculturation is assimilation, the incorporation of a less developed society into a more developed society.
So assimilation is complete integration of “minority” culture into “dominant” culture while acculturation doesn’t need to be “complete” - it could like a mix of the 2 cultures.</p>
<p>Cultural imperialism is the dominance of one culture over another. Another blanket term for other terms to follow.</p>
<p>Can anyone please explain how to distinguish Tertiary, Quaternary, and Quinary Economic Activities better than Barron’s does? Like maybe give some examples? Thanks.</p>
<p>@ Mobbdeep
Let’s see 75 - 11 - 9 = 55 - (11 * .25) = 52.25 * .8 = 41.8 your raw score for MC
And then for the FRQ (all 3) let’s say you have a B then use 60 * .8 = 48
48 + 41.8 = 89.8 = 5
52.25 * 8 because MC is 50% of grade. Highest raw score is 120.
Usually 5 is above 70. Curve changes every year.</p>
<p>@ aquamarina thanks man that helped. That may sound sarcastic but i’m serious that really did help</p>
<p>Umm, here is the formula:
R = right, W = wrong.
R - (W * .25) = ? * .8 = MC Raw Score (highest is 60)
FRQ points scored * 2 = FRQ Raw Score (highest is 60) or you can calculate quickly by using 60 * A/B/C decimal equivalent.
MC + FRQ = ? Total Raw Score.
Curve is Human Geo - 70/120 (5) | 58.33% This curve is in a consolidated curve thread. I don’t have for 4 and others.</p>
<p>@ Mobbdeep You’re welcome. I took the practice exam in Barron and have a 4 approx. 
I have to review now. Cramming…</p>
<p>hey so is a squatter settlement basically a shantytown? </p>
<p>and for Burgess’s model it means that as you go outside of a city, land is more expensive while von Thunen is as you go outside it is cheaper, right?</p>
<p>yay self-studiers</p>
<p>btw there is a nice cram packet on the links posted about 1-2 hour ago; hundred some pages but amazing amazing amazing</p>
<p>Burgess Model aka concentric zone model is for urban planning and Von Thunen model is regional distribution of agriculture. About what you said for Von Thunen is correct. The linking between them is that they both states land decreases as go farther form the center (Von Thunen: central city, Burgess: central business district). Burgess Model composes of rings of development emanating outward from central business district. This is because land rent **decreases<a href=“not%20getting%20more%20expensive”>/b</a> as go farther out form central core.</p>
<p>I have a question: Tell the difference between supranational organizations and international organizations and give examples of each.</p>
<p>Ooh, forgot about squatter settlement. Yes, squatter settlement is basically like a shantytown. And is usually characteristic of megacities. Just outside of it.
Megacities: high population growth, migration, chaotic, pollution, poverty.</p>
<p>Supranational organization is an organization of 3 or more states to promote shared objectives. This is different from international organization in that each state has to give up some of its sovereignty in favor of group interests. EX: European Union
International organization is an organization of 2 or more countries but without giving up autonomy of self-determination
EX: NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) promote trade by opening borders to overcome any bars between the 3 countries’ economies, UN</p>
<p>Anyone have an easy way to remember Rostow’s stages of development?</p>
<p>do we have to know like how to calculate how much a population will grow via the demographic accounting equation?</p>
<p>1st stage: agriculture
2nd stage: investments in infrastructure
3rd stage: beginning of industrialization and foreign investments
4th stage: technical innovation diffuses throughout society
5th stage: mass consumerism, highly specialized production, high level of technological advancements and education
(very basic outline, hopefully you’ll know more than that)</p>
<p>I think that outline would actually be enough to know as long as you could expand on each level. I’m getting pretty nervous for this test now.</p>
<p>Which of the following regions is NOT an economic backwater?
Buenos Aires, Western China, Sao Paolo, Lower Mississippi Valley, Upper Great Plains</p>
<p>I chose Buenos Aires, but the answer is Sao Paolo. Why?? What exactly is an economic backwater?</p>
<p>according to barron’s, an economic backwater is a “region that fails to gain from national economic development.” One example I know is western China since there’s so much focus on the eastern coast. Buenos Aires is not an example, since it’s the center of industry for Argentina.</p>