10/14 AP HuG Quiz

Custom

the frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act.

Material Culture

anything that can be seen physically on the landscape.

Sociofacts

the institutions and links between individuals and groups that unite a culture.

Taboos

a restriction of behavior imposed by social custom (s)

Terroir

the contribution or a location distinctive physical features to the way food tastes.

Space-Time Compression

the reduction in time is takes to diffuse something to a distant place as a result of improved communication and transport systems.

Indigenous Culture

a cult me group that constitutes the original inhabitants of a territory.

Stimulus Diffusion

the spread of an underlying principle even though a specific characteristic is rejected.

Hierarchical Diffusion

the spread of a feature or trend from one key person or node of authority or power to other persons or places.

Habit

a repetitive act performed by a particular individual.

Relocation Diffusion

the spread of a characteristic or trend through the physical movement of people.

Expansion Diffusion

the spread of a feature or trend among people in one area to another in a snowballing process

Pop Culture

culture found in a large, heterogenous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics

Reverse Hierarchical Diffusion

diffusion of a trait or characteristic from lower classes to people of power or nodes of authority

Contagious Diffusion

the rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature of trend throughout a population