Ap Human Geography Chapter 4 Vocab Test Questions – Flashcards
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acculturation
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one cultural group changes because it adopts traits from dominant society
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assimilation
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two prat behavioral and structural process where a little population reduces and loses it's culture to dominate society
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built environment
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part of the physical landscape that represents material culture; the landscape created by humans (roads, buildings, etc)
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cultural divergence
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cultures becoming unsimilar
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cultural ecology
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The multiple interactions and relationships between a culture and the natural environment.
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cultural landscape
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a landscape that has been changed by human beings and that reflects their culture
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culture
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all the knowledge and values shared by a society
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folk house
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common house found in America
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characteristics
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a quality trait about a region or area
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habits
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a repetitive act that an individual does
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custom
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a habit in a particular group
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culture hearth
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where social customs originate from
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popular culture
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Culture found in a large, heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics.
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folk culture
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Culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups.
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Anglo American Landscape
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an American, especially an inhabitant of the United States, whose language and ancestry are English
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Artifacts
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objects made and used by early humans
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survey systems
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step of the system analysis to further define the nature and scope of the project and identify the strengths and weaknesses of the company operating procedures and the current computer system
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folk food
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traditional food
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culture region
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an area in which people have many shared culture traits.
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formal region
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(uniform or homogeneous region) an area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics
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functional region
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created by the interactions between central nodes and surrounding locations (t.v signals, distance decay)
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syncretism
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fusion of two distinctive cultural traits into a unique new hybrid
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culture realm
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cluster of regions in which related culture system prevails
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mentifacts
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The central, enduring elements of a culture expressing its values and beliefs, including language, religion, folklore, etc. (what people think) (mental facts)
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sociofacts
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social behaviors of a culture, The institutions and links between individuals and groups that unite a culture, including family structure and political, educational and religious institutions.
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cultural identity
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belief in belonging to a group or central cultural aspect
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maladaptive diffusion
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diffusion with negative side effects or what works well in one culture doesn't work in another
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cultural core (periphery pattern)
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The core-periphery idea that the core houses main economic power of region & the outlying region or periphery houses lesser economic ties
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vernacular region
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perception; people believe place exsist because of their culture
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transculturation
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the process that occurs when two cultures of just about equal power or influence meet and exchange ideas or traits without the domination seen in acculturation and assimilation
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sequent occupance
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when an area has been inhabited and transformed by a succession of culture groups which leave their imprint, contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape
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relocation diffusion
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when people move, they bring their traditions, beliefs, and culture with them.
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innovation
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an idea that changes culture
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expansion diffusion
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spread of an idea that spreads to an area and continue to grow (snow balling effect)
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cultural adaptation
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new people adapt to culture of previously existing culture
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adaptive strategies
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strategies that make people adapt to prevailing culture
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folk songs
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traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
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Folklore
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unwritten lore (stories, proverbs, riddles, songs) of a culture
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material culture
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object of natural or cultural significance
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architectural form
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The look of housing, effected by the available materials,the environment the house is in, and the popular culture of the time.
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traditional architecture
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traditional building styles of different cultures, religions, and places
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time-distance decay
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the farther away a culture trait is from it's source, the easier it is to be unknown or forgotten
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interrupting barriers
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delay or deflect the path of diffusion (oceans, mountains)
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civilization
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a society in an advanced state of social development
