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What is the definition of Culture?
What characterizes Folk Culture?
Cultural traits such as dress modes, dwellings traditions, and institutions of usually small, traditional communities.
What distinguishes Popular Culture?
Cultural traits such as dress, diet, and music that identify and are part of today's changeable, urban-based, media-influenced societies.
Define Local Culture.
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What is Material Culture?
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What does Nonmaterial Culture refer to?
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What is Hierarchical Diffusion?
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Define Hearth.
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Explain Assimilation.
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What is Cultural Appropriation?
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Define Neolocalism.
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What is an Ethnic Neighborhood?
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Explain Commodification.
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What does Distance Decay refer to?
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Define Time-space Compression.
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What is Cultural Landscape?
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What does Placelessness mean?
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Define Diffusion Routes.
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What is a Custom?
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Define Gender.
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What is Identity?
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What is Residential Segregation?
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What does Invasion and Succession refer to?
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Define Sense of Place.
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What does Space refer to in cultural geography?
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What does Gendered mean?
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What is Queer Theory?
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Define Dowry Deaths.
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What does Barrioization refer to?
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What is a Ghetto?
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Define Sexuality.
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What is Language?
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What is a Standard Language?
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Define Mutual Intelligibility.
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What are Dialect Chains?
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What are Subfamilies in languages?
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Define Sound Shift.
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What is Proto-Indo-European?
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Define Backward Reconstruction.
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What is Deep Reconstruction?
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What is Nostratic?
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Define Language Divergence.
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What is Language Convergence?
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What is the Renfrew Hypothesis?
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Define Conquest Theory.
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What is the Dispersal Hypothesis?
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What are Germanic Languages?
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Define Slavic Languages.
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What is a Creole Language?
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Define Monolingual States.
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What are Multilingual States?
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What is a Global Language?
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What is religion?
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Define Secularism.
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What is Shintoism?
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What is Taoism?
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Define Feng Shui.
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What is Confucianism?
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What is Zionism?
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Define Eastern Orthodox Church.
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What is the Roman Catholic Church?
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Define Protestant.
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What is Sunni?
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What is Shiite?
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What are Sacred Sites?
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Define Minarets.
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What is Hajj?
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What are Interfaith Boundaries?
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What are Intrafaith Boundaries?
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Define Religious Extremism.
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What are Shari'a Laws?
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Study Notes
Culture Overview
- Culture encompasses knowledge, attitudes, and habitual behaviors shared by a society.
- Folk culture represents traditional customs and practices of small, often rural communities.
- Popular culture is characterized by modern, urban lifestyles influenced heavily by media and trends.
- Local culture refers to groups that see themselves as a community preserving unique customs and experiences.
Types of Culture
- Material culture includes tangible items like art, clothing, and housing.
- Nonmaterial culture involves intangible aspects such as beliefs, values, and practices.
- Cultural appropriation occurs when one culture adopts elements of another for its gain or benefit.
- Neolocalism is a response to modernity, emphasizing the revival of regional cultures.
Cultural Diffusion
- Hierarchical diffusion spreads innovations through connected places or individuals.
- A hearth is the origin point for cultural traits and innovations.
- Distance decay describes the diminishing interaction and influence as distance increases.
- Time-space compression reflects the changes in social and psychological relationships due to increased connectivity.
Cultural Landscapes and Identity
- Cultural landscapes are the visual representations of human activity and culture.
- Placelessness indicates a loss of distinctiveness in places, resulting in sameness across locations.
- Ethnic neighborhoods allow local cultures to practice their customs within larger urban areas.
Social Constructs and Segregation
- Residential segregation illustrates the separation of different groups within urban environments.
- Gender roles explore social differences between men and women, affecting identity and space.
- Sense of place connects emotions and meanings derived from significant events in geographical locations.
Language and Communication
- Language serves as a critical communication tool, including dialects and standard variations.
- Mutual intelligibility allows speakers of different languages or dialects to understand each other.
- Language divergence leads to new languages formed through isolation and lack of interaction.
Linguistic Theories
- The Renfrew hypothesis links language families to agricultural hearths, notably the Fertile Crescent.
- Conquest theory proposes that early Indo-European speakers spread by overpowering other populations.
- Dispersal hypothesis suggests movement of languages from the original hearth to spread further away.
Religions and Beliefs
- Religion organizes life around culturally perceived ultimate priorities through systems of beliefs and practices.
- Secularism advocates for ethical standards based on earthly considerations rather than religious influences.
- Major faiths include Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant branches of Christianity, as well as Sunni and Shiite Islam.
Sacred Spaces and Practices
- Sacred sites are imbued with religious meaning, while minarets serve as calls to prayer in Islamic architecture.
- The Hajj pilgrimage is a key Islamic practice, symbolizing devotion to faith.
- Interfaith and intrafaith boundaries define separations between and within major religions.
Religious Extremism and Laws
- Religious extremism can lead to violence driven by fundamentalist beliefs.
- Shari'a law is interpretative Islamic law guiding social and moral conduct.
- Jihad is understood as a personal or communal struggle for adherence to Islamic principles.
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Test your knowledge on key concepts related to culture in AP Human Geography. This quiz covers important terms such as folk culture and popular culture, exploring their definitions and examples. Perfect for preparing for your exams and enhancing your understanding of cultural dynamics.