APHG unit 3

Centripetal forces

things that pull people toward the center

Centrifugal forces

things that push people away from the center and pull them apart

Cultural relativism

understanding and judging other cultures by their own standards, not your own

Ethnocentrism

judging other cultures by your own culture's standards, often thinking your culture is superior

Assimilation

One group completely adopts the dominant culture (loses their original culture)

Acculturation

Groups exchange cultural traits but keep their distinct identities

Syncretism

Cultures blend together to create something new

Cultural Convergence

cultures becoming more similar (converging/coming together)

Cultural Divergence

cultures becoming more different (diverging/separating)

Sequent occupance

means that different groups of people have lived in and used the same place over time, and each group leaves evidence of their culture in the landscape.

Cultural landscape

a geographic area where human activity has interacted with the natural environment to create a place with cultural, historical, or aesthetic value

Time Space Convergence

the geographic concept that the world is shrinking because technology is reducing the time it takes to travel or communicate between places