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Religion as a Social Group

A social group is a collection of people who interact with each other and share similar characteristics and a sense of unity. A social category is a collection of people who do not interact but who share similar characteristics. Religion, by this definition is also a social group. Religion is … Continue reading

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Urban Primacy,the Primate City and Rank Size Rule

Urban Primacy is when one city is dominantly large in a group of cities. Usually when a largest city is over twice as large as the next city, this would constitute urban primacy. Other measures are more rigorous whereby a … Continue reading

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Intervening Obstacles in Migration

Intervening obstacle is an environmental or cultural feature that hinders migration Intervening opportunities Intervening opportunities are the nature and number of possible alternative migration destinations which may exist between place A (migration origin) and place B (migration destination). Intervening obstacles are factors … Continue reading

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Concept of Socio Cultural Regions

If you have heard of places like,Vidharba, Telangana, Bhojpur, Mithila or Awadh, you know about SCR’s . The well you know a SCR it is easier to understand the people, agriculture, traditions Seasons, and buying selling periods. You can also … Continue reading

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