ap human geography unit 3

acculturation

process when a less dominant culture adopts some of the traits of a more dominant culture (maintains its own cultural identity as well).

folk culture

The traditions of a small homogeneous group passed down through generations (via relocation diffusion).

assimlilation

minority culture adopts customs of a majority culture (voluntary or forced).

globalization

increased. interconnectedness of the world through the flow of ideas, goods, and people across borders.

cultural convergence

cultures becoming more alike due to shared technology (similar to acculturation).

gloclization

process of adapting global products, ideas, and processes to fit local cultures and contexts.

cultural landscape

The visible human landscape imprint on the environment shaped by culture, beliefs, and practices.

habit

repetitive act of an individual

culture heart

geographic area where new ideas, practices and innovation originated and spread

popular culture

A set of practices, beliefs, and ideas that are widely shared and consumed by large, through mass media.

culture trait

A single element of a culture, such as a belief, custom, language, or symbol that is shared and learned by a group.

sequent occupancy

the idea that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the growing cultural landscape

taboo

A restriction on behaviour imposed by social custom that is considered unacceptable or forbidden in culture.

custum

repetitive act of a group or culture

uniform landscape

an area with a consistent and homogenous set of characteristics such as climate, landforms or cultural practices.

centrifugal force

a force that pulls people apart

centripetal force

a force that pulls people together

lanaguage

a system of communication through speech, movement, soundsa or symbols.

language branch

A collection of languages within a family related through common ancestral languages existing before recorded history.

creole

a language mixed with a colonizer’s language and the indigenous language of the people being dominated

dialect

a regional variation of a language distinguished by vocab spelling a pronunciation

language group

share a common origin in retaining recent past

extinct language

no living native speakers and fallen out of daily use

lingua franca

a language of international communication

indo-eurpean

the largest language family, a group of hundreds of related languages that include most major languages.

liertary tradition

a language that is written as well as spoken

isogloss

a geographical boundary that separates different linguistic features such as variations in vocab, pronunciation or grammar

pidgin

A group that learns English or another lingua franca may learn a simplified form of the language

branch

a large and fundamental division within a religion

sacred space

something that is important to someones religion

denomination

unites a number of local congregations in a single legal and administrative body

sect

a small group broken away from a denomination

ethnic religion

appeals primarily to one ethnic or cultural group, or specific religion

secularism

principle of separating religion from government and other public institutions like education,social affairs and law

fundamentalisim

a literal interpretation and a strict and intense adherence to the basic principles of a religion

syncretism

a religion and there traditions that combine several traditions from other religions

ghettos

a city or neighbourhood that jews used to be forced to live in as a separate sector

unaffilated

a person that does not associate with a religion

monothesim

the belief in a single, all-powerful god

universalizing religion

attempt to be global-to appeal to all people, wherever in the world they may be

pilgramige

a journey for religious purposes to a place considered sacred

zionism

nationalist movement and ideology advocating for the self-determination and establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

polytheisim

the belief in or worship of more than one god