Culture Vocab Flashcards
The study of humans on earth’s surface
Human geography
Changing, evolving
Dynamic
Point of view based on experience, includes understanding and tolerance
Perspective
A variety; multicultural
Diversity
Sharing no similarities, different eg. USA
Heterogeneous
Sharing similar traits, such as ethnicity eg. China
Homogeneous
The physical features of the land including variation in elevation and location of bodies of water, natural and man made features
Topography
Human resources necessary for survival (eg. Food, clothing, water, and shelter)
Subsistent needs
Resources form the earth that can be used for human production; economic
Natural resources
The movement of ideas, customs, and goods from one place to another
Diffusion
A group of people within a society
Subculture
The way we live every day
Culture
The average condition of the weather over a long period of time
Climate
Believing that your race is superior to all others
Ethnocentricity
The belief that your racial group is superior to all others, form of ethnocentricity
Racism
