AP Human Geography Vocab Chapter 4 – Flashcards
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Acculturation
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1. A cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture; also: a merging of cultures as a result of prolonged contact. 2. The process by which a human being acquires the culture of a particular society from infancy.
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Assimilation
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The process by which a person or persons acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group.
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Ethnocentrism
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Evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.
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Glocalization
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The practice of conducting business according to both local and global considerations.
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Placelessness
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The loss of uniqueness of place in the cultural landscape so that one place looks like the next.
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Cultural shatterbelt
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A politically unstable region where differing cultural elements come into contact and conflict OR an area where diverse languages are spoken.
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Cultural landscape
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A geographic area associated with a historic event, activity, or person OR exhibiting other cultural or aesthetic values OR Modification to an environment by humans (including built environments and agricultural systems that reflects aspects of culture.)
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Ethnic neighborhood
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An area within a city containing members of the same ethnic background.
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Culture
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Mixture of values, beliefs, behaviors and material objects that together form a people's way of life.
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Anthropology
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The exploration of human diversity in time and space.
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Archaeology
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The study of material remains such as graves, tools,and pottery from past human life and culture.
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Culture traits
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A single, distinguishing feature of regular occurrence within a culture, such as the use of chopsticks of the observance of a particular caste system. A single element of learned behavior.
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Core
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The place where concentration of culture traits that characterizes a region is greatest.
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Culture region
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An area marked by the culture that sets it apart from other regions.
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Diffusion
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The spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another.
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Hearth
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A center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward.
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Enculturation
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The process by which children learn a particular cultural tradition OR A process that occurs through conscious and unconscious learning.
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Folk food
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Food that is traditionally made by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture.
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Folk housing
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Houses that reflect cultural heritage, current fashion, functional needs, and the impact of environment. The form of each house is related in part to environmental as well as social conditions.
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Folk songs
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A song that is composed anonymously and transmitted orally that is derived from events in daily life that are familiar to the majority of the people; songs that tell a story or convey information about daily activities such as farming, life cycle events, or mysterious events such as storms and earthquakes.
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Material culture
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The tangible, physical items produced and used by members of a specific culture group and reflective of their traditions, lifestyles and technologies.
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Pop 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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Traditional architecture
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Traditional building styles of different cultures, religions, and places.
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Cultural realm
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The entire region throughout which a culture prevails. Criteria that may be chosen to define culture realms include religion, language, diet, customs, or economic development.
