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AP Geography 6

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culture   the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization  
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culture trait   A single element of normal practice in a culture, such as the wearing of a turban.  
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cultural complex   A related set of cultural traits, such as prevailing dress codes and cooking and eating utensils.  
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folk culture   small, incorporates a homogeneous population, is typically rural, and is cohesive in culture traits  
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culture hearth   a center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward  
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cultural region   an area that is set apart from other places by the way of life of the people who live there  
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formal region   an area of bounded space that possesses some homogenous characteristic or uniformity  
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functional region   an area organized around a node or focal point  
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perceptual region   reflect feelings and images rather than objective data  
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cultural landscape   the visible imprint of human activity and culture on the landscape  
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ethnic enclave   locations with a high concentration of one specific ethnicity ex. Chinatown  
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culture realm   a set of cultural regions showing related cultural complexes and landscapes  
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globalization   the process in which countries are increasingly linked to each other through culture and trade  
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space-time compression   the reduction in the time it takes for something to reach another place due to technology  
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popular culture   mainstream, widespread patterns among a society's population  
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diffusion   the process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time  
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relocation diffusion   the spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another  
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expansion diffusion   The spread of a feature or trend among people from one area to another in a snowballing process.  
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contagious diffusion   the rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population  
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hierarchical diffusion   spread of an idea from nodes of authority or power to persons or places with less power  
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reverse hierarchal diffusion   diffusion up a hierarchy, such as from a small town to large cities  
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stimulus diffusion   The spread of an underlying principle, even though a specific characteristic is rejected.  
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acculturation   The adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group under the influence of another.  
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assimilation   The process by which people are gradually absorbed and integrated into another culture.  
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multiculturalism   the preservation of different cultures or cultural identities within a unified society  
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nativists   a person who favors those born in his country and is opposed to immigrants  
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sense of place   a feeling for the features that contribute to the distinctiveness of a particular spot on Earth  
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taboos   Culturally forbidden behaviors.  
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