AP Human Vocab

Question 1

the geographic origin or center where a particular cultural trait, innovation, or practice begins and then spreads to other areas <3

Answer 1

hearth

(like the heart and blood flows all over)

Question 2

behaviors heavily discouraged by a culture <3

Answer 2

taboo

Question 3

Practiced by small, homogenous populations in particular areas <3

Answer 3

folk culture

Question 4

Culture found in large heterogenous society

Answer 4

global culture

Question 5

spread quickly over a large area (___culture) <3

Answer 5

popular culture

Question 6

small area of culture. ex: chinatown

Answer 6

Ethnic Enclaves

Question 7

physical movement ex: crops & forming technique

Answer 7

Relocation Diffusion

Question 8

spread of idea from 1 key person/group. ex: fashion trends, rap music, phone trees

Answer 8

Hierarchical Diffusion

Question 9

someone spreads an idea to multiple people and so on ex: trends, disease, breaking news, coffee culture <3

Answer 9

Contagious Diffusion

Question 10

something spreads but changed by the people who adopted the idea <3

Answer 10

Stimulus DIffusion

Question 11

belief one culture is superior than others. judging <3

Answer 11

Ethnocentrism

Question 12

actions of another group should be understood by another

Answer 12

cultural relativism

Question 13

people leave a cultural imprint

Answer 13

Sequent Occupancy

Question 14

world usage determined by data from people

Answer 14

isogloss

Question 15

simplified form of communication that allows people that speak 2 different languages to still communicate

Answer 15

Pidgin Language

Question 16

result with indigenous language and the colonizer’s language

Answer 16

creolized language

Question 17

language of international communication

Answer 17

Lingua Franca

Question 18

similar the more they interact

Answer 18

cultural convergence

Question 19

less alike overtime due to physical and cultural barriers ex: amish

Answer 19

cultural divergence

Question 20

Define Suburban

Answer 20

Neighborhoods

Question 21

Define Urban

Answer 21

Cities

Question 22

Define Rural

Answer 22

farms, myaka

Question 23

Define Adages with an example.

Answer 23

sayings that attempt to express the truth about life. ex: the early bird gets the worm

Question 24

One culture adopts a characteristic of another; dressing, language

Answer 24

Acculturation

Question 25

Absorbing one culture and another; Eli mating og culture

Answer 25

Assimilation

Question 26

2 traits from 2 cultures merge. Lunch and dinner = linner

Answer 26

Syncretism

Question 27

Coexistence of 7 cultured in one society

Answer 27

Multiculturalism

Question 27

action of adopting traits, icons, or other elements of another culture

Answer 27

cultural appropriation

Question 28

individuals of mixed European and indigenous or African ancestry, particularly in the context of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Answer 28

Creoleism

Question 29

the process of spreading cultural, economic, or social practices beyond their original location,

Answer 29

Expansion

Question 30

unique traditions, practices, languages, and social systems of the original inhabitants of a particular region,

Answer 30

Indigenous/Homogeneous Culture

Question 31

look for new members and everyone that wishes to adopt their belief system

Answer 31

Universalizing Religion