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Ap Hug 3.1-2
vocab from ap human geography unit 3:1, and 3:2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Built Environment | the physical articacts that humans have created and that form part of the landscape |
| Indigenous Culture | when members of an ethnic group reside in their ancestral lands, and typically posess unique cultural traits |
| Traditional Architecture | spanish adobe- locally available materials |
| Ethnic Islands | when the incoming group settiles in the rural area |
| Traditional Culture | emphasizes preserving tradition exhibits horizontal diversity (distinct between groups, homogenous within) |
| Cultural Landscape | the imprint of human culture on the natural or physical land |
| Cultural Regions | usually determined based on characteristics such as religion, language, and ethnicity |
| Global Culture | elements that can be quickly adopted worldwide |
| Mentifacts | a groups non-material culture- beliefs, values, practices, aesthetics |
| Postmodern Architecture | skyscrapers- glass and steel |
| Contemporary Architecture | curvy |
| Culture Hearth | the area in which a unique culture or a specific trait develops |
| Cultural Complex | a series of interrelated traits |
| Ethnic Enclaves | clusters of people of the same culture |
| Popular Culture | when cultural traits spread quickly over a large area and are adopted by various groups |
| Folk Culture | the beiefs and practices of small, homogenous groups of people, often living in rurual areas and are slow to change |
| Sociofacts | the ways people organize their society and relate to one another |
| Dispora | when one group of people is dispersed to various locations |
| Christian Text | bible |
| Hindu Text | vedas |
| Jewish Text | torah |
| Buddhist Text | tripitalea |
| Islamic text | quran |