geography exam 2

what is culture?

entirely learned behavior, encompases beliefs about how the world works, morals ,ethics, and ways of life.

examples of culture

language, religion, varies over space

culture traits

any single element of a culture

culture religion

an area where certain culture traits are dominant

language

means of communicating w ideas and information

religion

belief systems about the world and universe

one or more gods

manifested through rituals

what is culture diffusion?

the movement of culture over space

expansion diffusion

an idea or trait originates in an area and expands out from there.

relocation diffusion

when people relocate taking their culture / ideas w them

acculturation

when diffusion occurs, and one culture group dominates another (ex. colonization)

transculteration

when cultures come into contact and there is a fairly even exchange of ideas / culture.

per capita gross domestic product

the total values of good produced ina country per person, per year

GDP

and indication of economic productivity and economic structure

colonial pattern

glory,god,gold

mercontile system

a colony will only trade w its mother country

hacienda

higher elevation

plantation

cash crops, tropical and subtropical climates

what is taken from indigenous people and given to elites

land

physical geography

tropical/subtropical climates