Unit 4 AP HUG Vocab

Toponym

A place name, especially one derived from a topographical feature.

Cultural Diffusion

The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another.

Stimulus Diffusion

A form of cultural diffusion where a cultural trait spreads but is modified by the new group.

Folk Culture

The traditional practices of mainly rural people who have been living in isolation from other groups.

Cultural Landscape

A geographical area that includes cultural resources and natural resources associated with the interactions between nature and human behavior.

Lingua Franca

A language that is adopted as a common language between speakers of different native languages.

Creolized Language

A stable, fully developed natural language that has evolved from a mixture of different languages.

Hierarchical Diffusion

A type of cultural diffusion in which cultural traits spread from a larger or more influential node to smaller or less influential nodes.

Taboo

A social or cultural prohibition or restriction against certain behaviors, practices, or discussions.

Cultural Convergence

The tendency for cultures to become more alike as they share technology and other cultural elements.

Monotheistic Religion

A religious belief system that recognizes only one deity.

Religious Hearth

The origin point of a religion from where it spreads to other regions.

Friction of Distance

The concept that distance usually requires some sort of effort or expense to overcome which hinders the flow of people, goods, or ideas.

Cultural Appropriation

The inappropriate adoption of elements of one culture by members of another culture.

Dialect

A particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group.

Acculturation

The process of cultural change and psychological change that results following the meeting between cultures.

Assimilation

The process by which a person or a group's language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group.

Popular Culture

Cultural patterns that are widespread within a population.

Ethnocentrism

The evaluation of other cultures according to the standards of one's own culture.

Cultural Relativism

The principle of regarding the beliefs, values, and practices of a culture from the viewpoint of that culture itself.