Unit 3: Culture Flashcards
Accent
An accent is stress or emphasis on a particular part of a word.
ex: [Pecan] pea-can vs puh-con
Creole Language
A formation of two languages and varieties that are based on French.
ex: Haitian creole or Louisiana creole
Cultural Convergence
Two cultures will be more and more like each other as their interactions increase.
ex: McDonalds is considered American, but the menu differs in other countries to incorporate their culture
Cultural hearth
Centers of origin of ancient civilizations
ex: Mesopotamia or Nile River Valley
Cultural landscape
Cultural resources and natural resources associated with the interactions between nature and human behavior.
ex: Dairy farm or Golden gate park
Culture realms
The entire region throughout which a culture prevails.
ex: criteria are religion, language, diet, customs, or economic development
Cultural region
A region with people who share common cultural characteristics.
ex: Middle East or North America
Cultural trait
Any trait of human activity acquired in social life and transmitted by communication.
ex: wearing a wedding ring
Culture
The characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people.
ex: language, religion, cuisine, social habits
Cuneiform
An ancient Mesopotamian form of writing made by pressing a reed into a tablet of wet clay.
ex: used to write around 15 different languages including Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian
Dialect
A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.
ex: some people may say “hello” and some may say “howdy”
Diaspora
A group of people who live outside the area in which they had lived for a long time or in which their ancestors lived.
ex: removal of Jewish people from Judea
Ethnic enclaves
A geographic area with high ethnic concentration, characteristic cultural identity, and economic activity.
ex: Arab population in Dearborn, MI
Ethnic group
A group of people who share a similar culture, language, or other characteristic that is often handed down from one generation to the next.
ex: Han Chinese
Ethnic islands
Small, usually rural and ethnically homogeneous enclaves situated within a larger and more diverse cultural context.
ex: Louisiana Creole
Ethnic provinces
Large areas associated with a particular ethnic group.
ex: Italians in Tuscany
Ethnic religions
A religion or belief associated with a particular ethnic group.
ex: Druidism of the Welsh
Ethnoburbs
A suburban residential and business area with a notable cluster of a particular ethnic minority population.
ex: Chinatown
Ethnocentrism
Belief in the superiority of one’s nation or ethnic group.
ex: Asians using chopsticks and thinking that the way Americans use forks and spoons is unnecessary
Feminist geography
The application of feminist theory and methodologies to understanding human geography.
ex: female spatial behavior restricted to the home
Folk culture
A culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups.
ex: Amish in the US, practice traditional religious customs and beliefs such as limited use of technology
Foodways
The eating habits and culinary practices of a people, region, or historical period.
ex: North Carolina; sweet tea, peaches, okra, black eyes peas, fried chicken
Globalization
The process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.
ex: Coca Cola
Greek alphabet
The Greek alphabet is a writing system that was developed in Greece about 1000 BCE. It is the direct or indirect ancestor of all modern European alphabets.
ex: Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ/ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, and Ω ω.
