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11819122340Assimilationthe social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another0
11819126043Cultural coreidea that the core houses main economic power of region and the outlying region or periphery houses lesser economic ties1
11819134460cultural landscapethe visible imprint of human activity on the landscape2
11819136863Glocalizationthe practice of conducting business according to both local and global considerations.3
11819139528built environmentThe man-made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging in scale from personal shelter to neighborhoods to the large-scale civic surroundings.4
11819143736Folk CultureCulture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups.5
11819146184cultural realmthe entire region that displays the characteristics of a culture6
11819176602material culturethe art, housing, clothing, sports, dances, foods, and other similar items constructed or created by a group of people7
11819180856popular cultureCulture found in a large, heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics.8
11819183076IsoglossA boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate.9
11819185618lingua francaA language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages10
11819190378PidginA simplified form of speech developed from two or more languages11
11819193121toponymythe study of place names12
11819196059AnimismBelief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life.13
11819200492Confucianisma system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius.14
11819204906ethnic religiona religion that is particular to one culturally distinct group of people15
11819210008Fundamentalisma form of a religion, especially Islam or Protestant Christianity, that upholds belief in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture.16
11819219046MonotheismBelief in one God17
11819219047PolytheismBelief in many gods18
11819223892Religious architectural stylesstyles of architecture created by religions19
11819226471sacred spaceplace or space people infuse with religious meaning20
11819230576SecularismA doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations.21
11819233376Shamanismfinding spirits within objects and listening too them22
11819246769Sharia Lawthe code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed23
11819252464ZoroastrianismOne of the first monotheistic religions, particularly one with a wide following. It was central to the political and religious culture of ancient Persia.24
11819260473Cultural shatterbeltA politically unstable region where differing cultural elements come into contact and conflict25
11819263372raceA group of human beings distinguished by physical traits, blood types, genetic code patterns or genetically inherited characteristics.26
11819265585EthnocentrismBelief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group.27
11819268230gender gapDifference in political views between men and women28
11819271067longevity gapthe gap between the life expectancy of men and women29

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