APHG vocab- pop and folk culture

Cultural integration

Combining diverse cultures into a one cohesive society.

Formal region

An area defined by official boundaries and recognized by governmental or administrative entities.

Functional region

An area defined by a specific function or activity, often centered around a node or focal point, such as a metropolitan area or a trade zone.

Vernacular region

An area defined by people's perceptions and cultural identity rather than official boundaries, often based on local knowledge and language.

Cultural ecology

The study of how human cultures adapt to and modify their environments.

Maladaptive diffusion

The spread of cultural traits or practices that are harmful or detrimental to the environment or society.

Adaptive strategies

Methods that cultures use to survive and thrive in their environments.

Cultural hearth

The geographic area where a particular culture originated and developed.

Anglo American landscape

Cultural and physical imprint of English colonization of North America.

Material culture

The physical objects, resources, and spaces that people use to define their culture, including tools, clothing, and buildings.

Role of diffusion

The process by which cultural elements spread from one society to another, influencing social practices and lifestyles across different regions.

Globalization and popular culture characteristics

The worldwide spread of culture.

Nonmaterial culture

The intangible aspects of culture, such as beliefs, values, norms, and practices that shape a society's identity.

Architectural form

The style and design of buildings that reflect cultural values and practices, often influenced by geographical and historical factors.

Cultural shatter belt

A region where diverse cultural groups coexist and compete, often leading to conflict and fragmentation due to differing identities and interests.

Ethnic conflict

Disputes between ethnic groups.

Ethnic cleansing

The systematic removal or extermination of an ethnic group from a particular territory.

Sequent occupance

The process by which successive societies inhabit and transform a specific area, each leaving their cultural imprint.

Relocation diffusion

The spread of cultural traits through the movement of people from one place to another, leaving the hearth behind where it dies out.

Expansion diffusion

The diffusion of culture without leaving or allowing the hearth to die out.

Cultural core/ periphery pattern

The idea that the core holds the most influential and dominant traits of a culture, with the surrounding areas holding less influential ones.

Innovation adoption

The process of adopting new ideas and practices into a culture or just accepting them.

Syncretism

The blending of differing beliefs and practices to create a new, hybrid culture or belief system.

Cultural realm

A major area of cultural influence that encompasses a group of related culture regions sharing similar traits and characteristics.

Cultural complex

Smallest units of culture learned through relationships and interactions.

Cultural convergence

The process in which cultures become more similar.

Cultural transition zones

Areas where different cultures meet and blend.

Acculturation

One culture adopting traits from a more dominant culture while still maintaining its own traits.

Assimilation

Fully adopting the dominant culture and losing original cultural traits.

Ethnic enclave

A small area predominantly occupied by a particular ethnicity.

Ethnicity

Identity based off of culture, not genetic like race.

Ethnocentrism

The tendency of a culture to judge another culture against its own.

Race

Classification of humans based on physical characteristics like skin color.

Racism

The belief that race is the primary determinant of human capability.

Cultural landscape

The visible mark of human effects on the environment.

Chain migration

The process of one person migrating to a new area and then their family/ friends joining them.

Ethnic neighborhood

A neighborhood dominated by a particular ethnicity.

Ghetto

Minority dominated urban area, often poor.

Barrio

A Spanish speaking neighborhood.

Ethnic regions

Areas associated with a certain ethnicity.

Ethnic homeland

Place of origin for an ethnic group, often holding symbolic importance.

Popular culture

Worldwide, quickly spreading mass created culture like trends and entertainment.

Built environment

Human made structures and spaces.

Survey systems

Methods for dividing land, such as townships or range.

Folk culture

Traditional customs and practices, passed orally, that are specific to certain communities.

Traditional architecture

Architecture that reflects a culture, history and environment.

Impact on natural resources

Cultural effects on the environment, including resource consumption and sustainability.

Folk food

Traditional foods unique to a culture.

Folk house

Styles of houses specific to a culture, reflects resources and culture.

Sense of place

Emotional and cultural significance attributed to an area by its inhabitants.