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worldgeography9

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culture   knowledge, attitude, behaviors; passed down by a group. learned from family, school, peers, & media  
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Elements of Culture   language, religion, food & shelter, education systems, security/protection, relationships & family, political/social organizations, creative expression/recreation  
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language   allows for communication  
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oral tradition   helps pass cultural traits along through generations  
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dialect   different versions of same basic language  
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religion   belief in supernatural powers responsible for creation and maintenance of universe; monotheistic, polytheistic, animalistic, nontheistic, and atheistic  
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food and shelter   places we live and things we eat  
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education   formal: schools, university, religion -- informal: family, friends, social clubs/groups  
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security/protection   military - nat gov; police - local gov; family - tribe  
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recreation   music, dance, theatre, literature, sports, architecture, art, hobbies  
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culture hearth   where innovations, ideas, and technology begin  
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acculturation   when a group takes some of another groups traits  
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cultural diffusion   when the idea of taking another group's traits is spread  
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spatial distribution   physical location of anything that can be mapped  
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innovation   any new idea accepted by a culture  
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assimilation   totally adopting a new culture  
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institutions   structures of relationship, role, and function in society; politically, religiously, and linguistically  
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Hinterland   an area far away from a big city  
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gerrymandering   redrawing boundaries to ensure political victory  
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service industry   tertiary, provides services rather than goods  
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Saint Lawrence Seaway   system of locks which connect the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean  
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Columbian Exchange   transatlantic exchange of plants, animals, and diseases  
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