ap test

time space convergence

the process where relative distances between places shrink making them seem closer. increase cultural similarity

acculturation

a cultural group that adapts a trait from a different culture

syncretism

the blending of cultures

assimilation

when a minority culture group gets changed to a dominant one

possibilism

perspective that culture impacts the environment

creolization

blending cultures to create new cultures

environmental determinism

theory that the environment controls society