Vocab-3 Flashcards
Culture
The sum total of knowledge, attitudes and habitual behavior patterns shared and transmitted by the members of a society.
Cultural Trait
The specific customs that are part of the everyday life of a particular culture,
Cultural Complex
The group of traits that define a particular culture.
Folk Culture
The practice of particular customs of a relatively small group of people that increases that group’s uniqueness.
Culture Hearth
a place of origin for a widespread cultural trend.
Cultural Region
a region with people who share common cultural characteristics.
Formal Region
An area defined by one predominant or universal characteristic throughout its entire area.
Functional region
a social or economic function that occurs between a node or focal point and the surrounding areas.
 Perceptual region 
An area that people believe exist as part of their cultural identity.
Cultural landscape
a landscape that has cultural significance.
Ethnic enclave 
a geographical area where a particular ethnic group is spatially clustered and socially and economically distinct from the majority group.
Cultural realm 
a geographical region where cultural traits maintain homogeneity.
Globalization
the increasing connection of economic, cultural, and political characteristics across the world.
Space time compression
the decline in travel time between similar locations.
Popular culture
Culture that is not tied to a specific location but rather a general location based on widespread diffusion.
