| Folk and Popular Culture |
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| ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES |
a society’s system of economic production |
| ANGLO-AMERICAN LANDSCAPE |
distinguished by a set of cultural traits like language, beliefs, customs, norms of behavior, social institutions, way of life, artifacts etc. |
| CHARACTERISTICS |
Being a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; distinctive |
| ARCHITECTURAL FORM |
the difference in architectural preference, mainly housing, based on social, economic, cultural and environmental factors |
| BUILT ENVIRONMENT |
refers to the man-made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging from the large-scale civic surroundings to the personal places.
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| FOLK CULTURE |
Culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups |
| FOLK FOOD |
every traditional society has its own particular regional food choices |
| FOLK HOUSE |
a house that is traditionally dwelled by the common people of a region |
| FOLK SONGS |
songs belonging to the folk music of a group of people or area, has many versions which vary from region to region |
| FOLKLORE |
legends, tales, and knowledge, often about nature and usually oral, developed by a society over time and repeated to successive generations |
| MATERIAL CULTURE |
The art, housing, clothing, sports, dances, foods, and other similar items constructed or created by a group of people |
| NONMATERIAL CULTURE |
The beliefs, practices, aesthics, and values of a group of people |
| POPULAR CULTURE |
Culture found in a large, heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differances in other personal characteristics |
| SURVEY SYSTEMS |
it is a method used in the United States to survey and identify land parcels, particularly for rural land, and wild or undeveloped land |
| TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE |
a term used to categorize methods of construction which use locally available resources to address local needs |
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