AP geo 3a vocab Aven

Buddhism

believe that the human life is one of suffering, and that meditation, spiritual and physical labor, and good behavior are the ways to achieve enlightenment, or nirvana.

centrifugal forces

A force that threatens the cohesion of a neighborhood, society, or country

centripetal forces

A force that brings people together and unifies a neighborhood, society, or country

Contagious diffusion

 The wavelike spread of ideas in the manner of a contagious disease or forest fire, moving throughout space without regard for hierarchy

cultural appropriation

The process by which cultures adopt customs and knowledge from other cultures and use them for their own benefit.

cultural landscape

 The built forms that cultural groups create in inhabiting Earth — farm fields, cities, houses, and so on and the meaning, values, representations, and experiences associated with those forms

cultural relativism

An approach to understanding other cultures that seeks to understand individuals and cultures from a wider perspective of cultural logic

cultural trait

A single aspect of a given culture or society

culture

The shared practices, technologies, attitudes, and behaviors that a society transmits from one generation to the next

Custom

 The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act.

Diffusion

The pattern by which a phenomenon such as the movement of people, or their ideas, technologies, or preferences, spreads from a particular location through space and time

ethnic enclaves

A place with a high concentration or an ethnic­ group that is distinct from those in the surrounding area

Ethnicity

 Identity within a group of people who share the cultural tradition of a particular homeland or hearth.

Ethnoburb

 A suburban area with a cluster of a particular ethnic population.

Ethnocentrism

 based on the belief that one's own culture is inherently superior and that other nations are backwards or underdeveloped because their culture is different.

Ethnonationalism

A form of nationalism in which the nation is defined in terms of ethnic identity

Expansion diffusion

 Occurs when ideas or practices spread throughout a population, from area to area, in a snowballing process, so that the total number of knowers or users and the areas of occurrence increase

Folk culture

Culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups.

Fundamentalism

 literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion (or a religion branch, denomination, or congregation).

globalization

The process by which businesses and other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale

Habit

A repetitive act performed by a particular individual. 

Heterogeneous

composed of different parts or elements in a population.

Hierarchical diffusion

Occurs when ideas leapfrog from one important person, community, or city to another, bypassing other persons, communities, or rural areas

Hinduism

The main religion of India which includes the worship of many gods and the belief that after you die you return to life in a different form.

Judaism

the religion and the way of life of the Jewish people. It is the oldest of the monotheistic faiths in the Abrahamic tradition which include Christianity and Islam.

pidgin

A trade language, characterized by a very small vocabulary derived from the languages of at least two or more groups in contact

Placelessness

The feeling resulting from the standardization of the built environment; occurs where local distinctiveness is erased and many places end up with similar cultural landscapes

Placemaking

 Efforts to use and design public places to better serve the needs of residents and to foster a stronger community

popular culture

Heterogeneous culture that is more influenced by key urban areas and quick to adopt new technologies; the opposite of a local culture

Race

Historically defined by the physical characteristics of a group, especially skin color

Racism

The belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.

Relocation diffusion

Occurs when individuals or groups with a particular idea or practice migrate from one location to another, thereby bringing the idea or practice to their new homeland

Reverse hierarchical diffusion

 Occurs when ideas leapfrog from a lower level of a hierarchy to a higher level

sequent occupance

Refers to the fact that many places have been controlled or affected by a variety of groups over a period of time; those groups have reshaped the functions or meanings of those places and left behind layers of meaning

Sharia law

The legal framework within which public and some private aspects of life are regulated for those living in a legal system based on Muslim principles.

Stimulus diffusion

 Occurs when a specific trait is rejected, but the underlying idea is accepted

Taboo

A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom.

Terrorism

The calculated use of violent acts against civilians and symbolic targets to publicize a cause, intimidate or coerce a civilian population, or affect the conduct of the government

theocracy

the government is presumed to be divinely ordained by God. The highest law of the land is the law of God (in whatever that state's religion is).

White flight

 The mass movement of white people from the city to the suburbs