Human Geo chapter 4 test

Acculturation

the process of learning and adopting the values, customs, and language of a new culture while still keeping parts of your own original culture

assimilation

The process of taking in something new and making it part of a larger whole

artifact

any object made, used, or modified by humans,

built environment

all human-made or modified physical spaces where people live, work, and play on a day-to-day basis

cultural ecology

the study of how human cultures adapt to, interact with, and shape their physical environments

cultural landscape

a natural environment that has been changed, shaped, or built upon by human activity

culture hearth

the geographic origin point or birthplace where a new culture idea or thing first begins before spreading outward to other regions

culture trait

a single, specific building block of a culture

custom

a traditional practice or social habit shared by a group of people

environmental determinism

the theory that a society’s physical environment directly influences the culture and human behavior