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hgap vocab Nov 17
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The phenomenon whereby the introduction of new transportation technologies progressively reduces the time it takes to travel between places | time-space convergence |
| Barriers that completely halt diffusion | absorbing barriers |
| Adapting global practices to fit local cultural practices and preferences | globalization |
| A focused geographic area where important innovations are born and from which they spread | culture hearth |
| A language that is not taught to children by their parents and is not used actively in everyday matters | endangered language |
| Religion that combines elements of two or more different belief systems | syncretic religion |
| The notion that people adopt elements of other cultures as well as contribute elements of their own culture, thereby transforming both cultures | transculturation |
| Religion that emphasizes purity of faith and is generally not open to blending with elements of other belief systems | orthodox religion |
| A trade language, characterized by a very small vocabulary derived from the languages of at least two or more groups in contact | pidgin |
| The generic part of a place-name, often a suffix or prefix, such as -ville in Louisville | generic toponym |
| The idea that cultures are converging or becoming more alike | convergence hypothesis |
| A faith that subscribes to the idea that souls or spirits exist not only in humans but also in animals, plants, rocks, natural phenomena such as thunder, geographic features such as mountains or rivers, and other entities of the natural environment | animistic religion |
| Barriers that slow diffusion but still allow some partial or weakened diffusion | permeable barriers |
| A language that has only a few elderly speakers still living or no living speakers | extinct language |
| Occurs when an ethnic or immigrant group adopts enough of the ways of the host society to be able to function economically and socially | acculturation |
| A combined language that has a fuller vocabulary than a pidgin language and becomes a native language | creole |
| The act of forcefully controlling a foreign territory, which becomes known as a colony | colonialism |
| The blending of beliefs, ideas, practices, and traits, especially in a religious context | syncretism |
| Relating to the belief in only one god | monotheistic |
| The linguistic process where languages converge and create new languages and forms of communication | creolization |
| A sovereign political entity that seeks to expand beyond its origin territory to control more territory politically and/or economically | empire |
| A language of communication and commerce spoken across a wide area where it is not a mother tongue | lingua franca |
| A way of pronouncing words | accent |
| The systematic killing of members of a racial, ethnic, or linguistic group | genocide |
| A religion identified with a particular ethnic or tribal group that does not seek converts | ethnic religion |
| The motivating impulse to control greater amounts of territory | imperialism |
| The belief in many gods | polytheistic |
| The ability to speak two languages fluently | bilingualism |
| Describing a religion that spreads its message to others through missionary work | proselytic |
| A regional variation of a language that is understood by people who speak other variations of that language | dialect |
| The names given to places | toponyms |
| A group of related languages that share a common ancestry | language family |
| Occurs when an ethnic or immigrant group blends in with the host culture and loses many culturally distinctive traits | assimilation |
| A religion that actively seeks new members and believes its message has universal importance and application | universalizing religion |
Created by:
vasundhara.varadarajan