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30 Cards in this Set
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folk cukture |
culture traditionally by a small homogeneous rural group living in relative isolation from other groups |
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acculturation |
the process of changes in culture that result from the meeting of two groups each of which retains distinct culture features |
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assimilation |
the process by which a group’s cultural features are altered to resemble those of a more dominant growth |
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artifact |
an object made by a human being typically an item of cultural or historical interest |
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built environment |
the man made surroundings the provide the setting from human activity |
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core domain sphere model |
the place where concentration of cultural traits that characterizes a region’s greatest |
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cultural convergence |
the tendency for cultures to become more alike as they increasingly share technology and organizational structures in a modern world united by transportation and communication |
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cultural environmental |
the concept that people of different culture will observe and interpret and make different decisions about its nature potential and use |
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perception |
the ability to be aware through senses; the way of regarding understanding or interpreting something |
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cultural ecology |
a geographic approach that emphasizes human environment relationships |
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cultural landscape |
an approach to geography that emphasizes the relationships among social and physical phenomena in a particular study area |
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culture realm |
the entire region throughout which a culture prevails |
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culture hearth |
a nuclear area which an advanced and distinctive set of cultural traits create idea and traits from that landscape imply |
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cultural complex |
the group of traits that defines a particular culture |
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culture trait |
the specific customs that are part of everyday life of a particular culture |
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culture region |
a region defined by a similar culture traits and cultural landscape features |
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custom |
the frequent repetition of an act by a group to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group |
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environmental determinism |
a nineteenth and early twentieth century approach to the study of geography which argued that the general laws sought by human geographers could be found in physical sciences. Geography was therefore the study of how the physical environment causes human activities |
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globalization |
actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope |
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glocalization |
the process by which people in a local place meditate and alter regional, national, and global processes |
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habit |
a repetitive act performed by a particular individual |
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material culture |
the physical manifestations of human activities; includes tools, campsites, art, and structures. The most durable aspects of culture |
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menifact |
the central enduring elements of a culture expressing its values and beliefs, including language, religion, folklore, and etc. |
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pop culture |
culture found in a large, heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics |
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possibilism |
the theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives |
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sequent occupance |
successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place that adds up to the cultural landscape |
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sociofact |
the institution and links between individuals and groups that unit a culture, including family, structure and political, educational and religious institutions |
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taboo |
a restriction on behavior imposed by social customs |
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uniform landscape |
the spatial expression of a popular custom in one location that will be similar to another |
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placelessness |
defined by geographer Edward Relph as the loss of uniqueness of place in the cultural landscape so that one place looks like the next |
