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Chapter Four Barrons Part 1

I thought memorizing 57 words at a time was too hard, so I divided it into two parts! Have fun!

Terms

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cultural geography
the subfield of humAN GEOGRAPHY THAT LOOKS AT HOW CULTURES VARY OVER SPACE
Folk culture
Refers to a constellation of cultural practices that form the sights, smells, sounds, and rituals of everyday existence in the traditional soci¬eties in which they developed
animism
most prevalent in africa and the americas, doctrine in which the world is seen as being infused with spiritual and evn supernatural powers
evangelical religions
religion in which an effort is made to spread a particular belief system
christianity
the world's most widespread religion. christianity is a monotheistic, universal religion that uses missionaries to expand its members worldwide.
Dialect
Geographically distinct versions of a single language that vary some¬what from the parent form
cultural extinction
obliteration of an entire culture by war, disease, acculturaltion, or a combination of the three
Genocide
a premeditated effort to kill everyone from a particular ethnic group
Ethnicity
refers to a group of people who share a common identity
Ethinic cleansing
The systematic attempt to remove all people of a particular ethnicity from a country or region either by forced migration or genocide
acculturation
the adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group under the influence of another
artifact
any item that represents a material aspect of culture
buddhism
system of belief that seeks to explain ultimate realities for all people, such as the nature of suffering and the path toward self-realization
caste system
system in india that gives every individual a particular plave in the social hierarchy from birth
creole
a pidgin language that evolves to the point at which it becomes the primary language of those who speak it
Ecumene
The proportion of the earth inhabited by humans
Denomination
a particular religious group, usually associated with differing Protestant belief systems
cultural imperialism
the dominance of one culture over another
Enviromental determinism
A doctrine that claims that cultural traits are formed and controlled by environmental conditions
cultural trait
the specific customs that are part of the everyday life of a particular culture, such as language, religion, ethnicity, social institutions, and aspects of pop. culture
Ghetto
a segregated ethnic area within a city
Ethnic religion
religion that is identified with a particular ethnic or tribal group and that does not seek new converts
cultural hearth
locations on earth's surface whee specific cultures first arose
Fundamentalism
the strict adherence to a particular doctrine
Culture
A total way of life held in common by a group of people, including learned features such as language, ideology, behavior, technology, and gov¬ernment
cultural complex
the group of traits that define a particular culture
Ethnic neighborhood
an area within a city containing members of the same ethnic background
Diaspora
People who come from a common ethnic background but who live in different regions outside of the home of their ethnicity
Custom
Practices followed by the people of a particular cultural group

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