Vocab-3 Flashcards

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Culture

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The sum total of knowledge, attitudes and habitual behavior patterns shared and transmitted by the members of a society.

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Cultural Trait

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The specific customs that are part of the everyday life of a particular culture,

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Cultural Complex

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The group of traits that define a particular culture.

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Folk Culture

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The practice of particular customs of a relatively small group of people that increases that group’s uniqueness.

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Culture Hearth

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a place of origin for a widespread cultural trend.

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Cultural Region

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a region with people who share common cultural characteristics.

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Formal Region

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An area defined by one predominant or universal characteristic throughout its entire area.

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Functional region

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a social or economic function that occurs between a node or focal point and the surrounding areas.

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 Perceptual region 

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An area that people believe exist as part of their cultural identity.

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Cultural landscape

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a landscape that has cultural significance.

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Ethnic enclave 

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a geographical area where a particular ethnic group is spatially clustered and socially and economically distinct from the majority group.

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Cultural realm 

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a geographical region where cultural traits maintain homogeneity.

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Globalization

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the increasing connection of economic, cultural, and political characteristics across the world.

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Space time compression

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the decline in travel time between similar locations.

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Popular culture

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Culture that is not tied to a specific location but rather a general location based on widespread diffusion.

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Taboo 

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restriction on behavior imposed by social custom.

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Linguist

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local or regional variations of a language or dialect studied as a field of knowledge.

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Dialect

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the study of the geographical distribution of linguistic features

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Isogloss

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boundary line between two distinct linguistic regions.

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Adage

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A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.

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Karma

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the notion that every action a person takes, whether good or bad, has a consequence in the future.