Unit 3 Falshcards

Question 1

Ethnicity

Answer 1

the fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition.

Question 2

Popular culture

Answer 2

Large heterogeneous societies that share certain habits despite other differences.

Question 3

Taboo

Answer 3

Protect the local environment or serve other functions. Relgions ban a certain food.

Question 4

Possibilism

Answer 4

physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives.

Question 5

Culture hearth

Answer 5

is a place of origin for a widespread cultural trend

Question 6

Hierarchical diffusion

Answer 6

spread of an idea from persons of authority or power to other persons. places of power down to places with less/no power.

Question 7

Custom

Answer 7

Repetitive act of a group performed to the extent that it becomes a characteristic of that group

Question 8

Folk culture

Answer 8

Practiced by Small homogeneous groups living in isolated rural areas.

Question 9

Globalization

Answer 9

the increasing connection of economic, cultural, and political characteristics across the world

Question 10

Dialect

Answer 10

Regional variation of a language distinguished by vocab, spelling, pronunciation

Question 11

Langauge

Answer 11

System of communication through speech, movement, sounds or symbols that a group of people understands to have the same meaning.

Question 12

Language family

Answer 12

Collection of langauges related through a common ancestoral language that existed before recorded histroy.

Question 13

Lingua franca

Answer 13

Is a langauge of international communication

Question 14

Official language

Answer 14

Used by governments to enact legislation, publish documents, and conduct other public business.