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AP Human Geo. Chap.4
Chapter 4 vocab and more
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Taboo | A restriction on behavior imposed by social customs |
| Folk Culture | The Lifestyle of a culture |
| Habit | The Repetitive act that a particular individual performs |
| Terroir | The sum of Effects of the local environment on a particular food item |
| Custom | A group pattern of habitual activity usually transmitted from one generation to another |
| Popular Culture | Culture found in a large, heterogeneous society that shares certain habits |
| Acculturation | Cultural changes of a society on contact with a different one |
| Assimilation | The Merging of cultural traits; The loss of original differentiating traits |
| Cultural Core/Periphery Pattern | The notion that as one region expands in economic prosperity, it must immerse outlying regions to ensure ongoing economic/political success |
| Cultural Ecology | The studies between a given society and its natural environment and it's inhabitants |
| Cultural Identity | Ones belief in belonging to a group or certain cultural group |
| Cultural Landscape | Portrays how humans have used and adopted natural resources over time; agriculture or settlement |
| Cultural Realm | Entire Region throughout which a culture exists |
| Culture | The behaviors, beliefs, and characteristics of a particular social, ethnic, or age group |
| Formal Culture Region | Region marked by relative uniformity of characteristics |
| Functional Culture Region | Area organized around a focal point |
| Vernacular Culture Region | Area that people believe to exist as part of their cultural identity |
| Diffusion Types | The process of the spread of a feature/trend from one place to another |
| Expansion - Diffusion | Spread of a feature/trend among people from one area to another; snowballing process |
| Hierarchical - Diffusion | The spread of a feature/trend from one key person |
| Contagious - Diffusion | The rapid widespread diffusion of a feature/trend throughout a population |
| Stimulus - Diffusion | The spread of an underlying principle even though a specific characteristic is rejected |
| Relocation - Diffusion | The spread of a feature/trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another |
| Innovation Adoption | The study of How, Why, and What rate new technology spreads throughout a culture |
| Maladaptive Diffusion | The diffusion of a process negative side effects or what works well in one region may not in another |
| Sequent Occupance | The general understanding that societies leave their "people" on a place each contributing to cultural landscape |
| Adaptive Strategies | Society's system of economic production |
| Characteristics | A distinguishing trait |
| Built Environment | A man-made surrounding that provides the setting for human activity |
| Folk Culture | The lifestyle of a culture |
| Folk House | The housing stock predominantly reflects styles of building of the aboriginal residents |
| Folk Songs | The traditional songs of a cultural group |
| Folklore | the body of expressive culture including tales, music, dances, legends, oral history, jokes, popular beliefs, customs, etc. |
| Material Culture | The art, housing, clothing, sports, dances, foods, & other similar items constructed or created by a group of people. |
| Traditional Architecture | Folk Culture homes and Vernacular Landscapes |
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