Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Vocabulary Honors Geography

Globalization- the extending to other or all parts of the globe; make worldwide: efforts to globalize the auto industry. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/globalization "It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity" Kofu Annan http://thinkexist.com/quotations/globalization/



Culture-the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Culture
"Culture: the cry of men in face of their destiny." http://www.finestquotes.com/select_quote-category-Culture-page-0.htm



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
"The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization." ~Sigmund Freud
http://www.quotegarden.com/civilization.html

History- a continuous, systematic narrative of past events as relating to a particular people, country, period, person, etc., usually written as a chronological account; chronicle: a history of France; a Medical history. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/History
"History is philosophy teaching by example and also by warning." -Lord Bolingbroke   http://hnn.us/articles/1328.html


Progress-a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Progress
“Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation” Oscar Wilde http://thinkexist.com/quotations/progress/