AP Human Geography Test Three

Assimilation

Assimilation

The process of becoming similar to others by taking in and using their customs and culture

monotheistic religion

a religion with one god

Ethnocentrism

Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group.

An example of assimilation in American History

Sending Native American children to American boarding schools

Acculturation

The adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group under the influence of another.

stimulus diffusion

a type of cultural diffusion that occurs when a culture takes an idea from another culture and adapts it to its own

relocation diffusion

the spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another

Fashion trends often originate in the Middle East, but the style changes when it reaches the U.S. based on American values and beliefs.

Stimulus Diffusion

Hierarchical Diffusion

a type of cultural diffusion that involves the spread of ideas or culture from influential people or places to the general population

Expansion Diffusion

A cultural diffusion process where a trend or cultural aspect spreads to new areas while remaining strong in its original location

A type of expansion diffusion is

Contagious Diffusion

What kind of Diffusion

When Kate Middleton married Prince William, many other brides from smaller areas bought similar dresses.

Hierarchical Diffusion

cultural trait

The specific customs that are part of the everyday life of a particular culture, such as language, religion - or symbols of religious beliefs, ethnicity, social institutions, and aspects of popular culture.

material culture

the art, housing, clothing, sports, dances, foods, and other similar items constructed or created by a group of people

heterogeneous groups

groups whose members share few similarities

Folk Culture

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

Pop Culture ( Popular Culture)

modern popular culture transmitted via mass media and aimed particularly at younger people.

Process of Creolization

elements of different cultures are blended together to create a new culture

centrifugal forces

Forces that tend to divide a country.

centripetal forces

Forces that tend to unite or bind a country together.

cultural diffusion

The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another

cultural landscape

the visible imprint of human activity and culture on the landscape

Placemaking

process of creating quality public spaces that improve the lives of people in a community

spatial analysis

the study of geographic phenomena in terms of their arrangement as points, lines, areas, or surfaces on a map

Syncretism

a blending of beliefs and practices from different religions into one faith

Ethnicity

Identity with a group of people that share distinct physical and mental traits as a product of common heredity and cultural traditions.

Global Religion

Religion in which members are numerous and widespread and their doctrines might appeal to different people from any region of the globe.

Ethnic Neighborhood

a neighborhood, typically situated in a larger metropolitan city and constructed by or comprised of a local culture, in which a local culture can practice its customs

ethnic religion & examples

Hinduism and Judaism

Four major ancient culture hearths

Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, Nile Valley, North China

Time-space convergence

The idea that distance between some places is actually shrinking as technology enables more rapid communication and increased interaction among those places

monotheistic religions originated in

Southwest Asia