AP Human Geography Culture Flashcards

5204067598	Assimilation	the process by which a person or persons acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group.	0
5204067599	Acculturation	the process in which members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviors of another group.	1
5204067600	Artifact	an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.	2
5204067601	Built Environment	A human-made space where people live, work, and play.	3
5204067603	Cultural Convergence	The tendency for cultures to become more alike as they increasingly share technology and organizational structures in a modern world united by improved transportation and communication.	4
5204067604	Core	The zone of greatest concentration or homogeneity of the culture traits that characterize a region.	5
5204067605	Domain	The area outside of the core of a culture region in which the culture is still dominant but less intense.	6
5204067606	Sphere	The zone of outer influence for a culture region.	7
5204067610	cultural ecology	the study of human adaptations to social and physical environments.	8
5204067611	cultural landscape	the combined work of man and nature either in the form of culture or physical objects.	9
5204067612	culture realm	A cluster of regions in which related culture systems prevail.	10
5204067613	culture hearth	A center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward	11
5204067614	culture complex	a group of culture traits all interrelated and dominated by one essential trait.	12
5204067615	culture trait	A single, distinguishing feature of regular occurrence within a culture, such as the use of chopsticks or the observance of a particular caste system. A single element of learned behavior.	13
5204067616	culture region	An area in which people have many shared culture traits.	14
5204067617	environmental determinalism	A point of view that states that the environment is the main factor in culture.	15
5204067619	folk culture (folkways)	traditions practiced by small, homogeneous, rural groups living in relative isolation from other groups.	16
5204067620	globalization	the process of international integration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas and other aspects of culture.	17
5204067621	habit	a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up.	18
5204067622	material culture	Artifacts of a society that represent adaptations to the social and physical environment, or artifacts that reflect the culture of a population.	19
5204067623	mentifact	The central, enduring elements of a culture expressing its values and beliefs.	20
5204067624	popular culture	Culture found in a large, heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics.	21
5204067625	possibilism	The theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives.	22
5204067626	sequent occupance	The notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape.	23
5204067627	sociofact	The institutions and links between individuals and groups that unit a culture, including family structure and political, educational and religious institutions.	24
5204067628	taboo	A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom.	25
5204067629	uniform landscape	The spatial expression of a popular custom in one location being similar to another.	26