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Week 8 - Culture and Landscape Flashcards

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culture

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refers to the way of life of the members of a society

  • dynamic
  • difficult to change
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cultural trait

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a single component of culture

- can include what we wear, what we do, what we value

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variations in culture

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all cultures share basic similarities but differ in methods used to achieve these
- largely a product of shifting relations to the physical environment

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2 forms of culture

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material

non-material

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material form of culture

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  • artifacts

all human-made physical objects & elements related to peoples lives and livelihoods

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non-material form of culture

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mentifacts

sociofacts

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mentifacts

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attitudinal elements & values -> language & religion

- deals with mental side

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sociofacts

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norms that are involved in group formation

- deals with social organization

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Formal cultural regions (2)

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cultural regions

vernacular regions

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cultural regions

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areas where there is a degree of homogeneity with cultural characteristics or traits
- (depends on which traits are defined)

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vernacular cultural regions

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may or may not be formally defined

- perceived to exist by those living together or by people elsewhere (Ex: Bible Belt, French Lousiana/Cajun)

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Cultural Diffusion

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process of spread in geographic space and growth through time

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culture is not a thing but ____

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an idea, practice or process

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What are the basic elements of culture? (5)

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  • language
  • religion
  • political system
  • kinship ties
  • economic organization
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cultural adaptation

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  • allows us to adapt to the changing environment

- refers to changes in attitude and behaviors

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language

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a learned behavior tied to culture

- encourages interaction within a group and hinders it between groups

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2 reasons languages die

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economic disadvantage

globalization

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+ve & -ve of language loss

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-ve = a window on the world
\+ve = greater human unity
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What is the language of the planet, the first true global language?

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english

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dominant language (within a state)

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the result of a power struggle for cultural and economic dominance

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multilingual states

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aim to share linguistic and cultural dominance among two or more groups

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minority languages

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typicaly experience a slow but inevitable demise

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3 types of communication between groups

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  • Lingua Franca
  • Pidgin Languages
  • Creole
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Lingua France

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developed to facilitate trade between groups

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Pidgin Languages

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simplified way of communicating between groups

- typically limited vocab (not native language of speakers)

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Creole

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when a pidgin language becomes the 1st (native) language of a generation

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Toponym

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a place name

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why do we name places? (2)

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  • to understand and give meaning to landscape

- to know and control and remove uncertainty about the landscape

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what does analysis of a place mean? (2)

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  • to provide information about spatial and social origins of settlers
  • place names are also about power - to rename a place is a significant move
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(True/False) It is rarer to see a language arise than demise?

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True (street lingo, texting)

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Ethnic Religions

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linked to a particular group of people and/or place

- not active in conversion

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Universalizing Religions

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active in conversion and diffusion

ex: Christianity

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Why do languages die? (3)

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  • globalization
  • conflict
  • natural disasters
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Why is it hard for humans to separate themselves from a religion? (3)

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  • choice to practice a religion freely
  • religion a part of state identity
  • sacred spaces: places loaded with religious meaning

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