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Unit 2 geography
Unit 2 Culture
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cultural identity | your own sense of your culture (ethnicity) |
| Material culture | visible objects that a group possesses |
| Adaptation | process of adjusting to something |
| Folklore | unwritten literature of a culture |
| Folk culture | lifestyle of a culture (“old ways”) |
| Ethnocentrism | a tendency to view foreign cultures from the perspective of one’s own culture |
| Cultural core | part of culture which is most immediately connected to the physical world |
| Culture | the total knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by the members of a specific group |
| Innovation | taking existing technology and resources and creating something new to meet a need |
| Diffusion | The spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior |
| Acculturation | Process where the culture of one group is modified as the result of contact with another group |
| Assimilation | Process of losing one’s culture to adopt a new one |
| Dialect | versions of a language |
| Religion | consist of a belief in a supernatural power or powers that are regarded as the creators and maintainers of the universe |
| Monotheism | belief in one god |
| Polytheism | belief in more than one god |
| Judaism | Basic laws and teachings come from a holy book called the Torah |
| Christianity | Based on the teachings of Jesus Christ which are recorded in the New Testament |
| Islam | Based on the teachings of Muhammad which are recorded in the Quran |
| Hinduism | Different gods represent an aspect of Brahman, commonly associated with the caste system |
| Buddhism | Promote the correct way of living in order to reach an enlighten spiritual state called nirvana |
| Language | Reflects all aspects of a culture. Allows people within a culture to communicate with each other |
| Race | group of people who are thought to share certain physical characteristics |
| Monolingual | speak one language |
| Nonmaterial culture | culture in which you can not touch or see |
| Popular culture | culture practiced by the majority of people and it can quickly change |
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