CultureShared set of meanings that are lived

through material and symbolic practices of everyday life.

A particular way of life, such as a set of skilled activities, values, & meanings surrounding a particular type of practice

Habit-Repetitive act of an INDIVIDUAL Bri goes to Starbucks every morning before school.

Custom- Repetitive act of a GROUP Muslims pray five times a day.

Cultural GeographyStudy of people, material, and symbolic practices

Material- artifacts Nonmaterial- thoughts, laws

Cultural LandscapePHYSICAL imprint a culture makes on the

environmentHistorical Geography/Genre de vie

Cultural EcologyResults of human interaction with the environment

Sequent Occupancy

Human-Environment Interaction(One of the five themes of Human Geography!)Environmental

Determinism Human behavior

CONTROLLED by environment

PossibilismCounterargume

nt!Environment

places limits, but people propel development

Cultural DeterminismEnvironment

places NO restrictions on human behavior.

Political EcologyExploration of why

human culture interacts with the environment the way it does.

Culture TraitFireworks on the Fourth of July

Culture ComplexAll culture traitsNo two cultures are the same!

Culture SystemMany complexes with shared traits

Culture RegionRegions that include places/people with

similarities in their culture systemsThe South

Culture RealmFusing culture regions Latin America

Cultural DiffusionExpansion

Spreads outward but remains strong in hearth Stimulus: Iced to

Sweet tea Hierarchical: Hip-

hop Contagious: Disease

RelocationActual movement

from hearth to new place

Migrant DiffusionInnovation

spreads but only last a brief time Band groupies

HearthsAn area where innovations in culture began.

They are sources of human civilization. Often developed in places with capacity for innovation (water and arable land). Ancient Hearths

Mesoamerica Nile River Valley Indus River Valley Huang River Valley

Torsten HagerstrandInnovations diffuse from hearths in stages

Stage 1- Acceptance in place of origin Early adopters

Stage 2- Spread rapidly outward Majority adopters

Stage 3- Diffusion slows down and dispersal/saturation reaches maximum level. The late adopters phase

Cultural ConvergenceTwo cultures adopt

traits and become more alike

Cultural DivergenceTwo culture

become more different

AcculturationWeaker culture

adopts traits from the stronger one.

AssimilationOriginal traits of

the weaker culture are completely replaced

TransculturationTwo cultures of

equal power meet and exchange.

Folk CultureLimited to smaller region/group of people

Homogeneous Rural communityAnonymous hearthsResistance to changeDiffuses slowly/relocation diffusion

Popular CultureLarge heterogeneous societiesDiffuses rapidlyExpansion Diffusion

HierarchicalCan threaten local

distinctivenessCultural homogeneity Globalization

Western Media Imperialism US, Britain, and Japan dominate

mediaEnvironmental Problems

MDCs

Cultural ImperialismInvasion of a culture with intent to dominate

Cultural NationalismResistance of a group against cultural

imperialism and convergence.

TabooRestriction

on behavior imposed by social customs

Folk Housing Product of cultural traditions and natural

conditionsDistinctive materials from environment

US Folk HousingLower Chesapeake-Tidewater style

One storyMiddle Atlantic-Principle House

“I” house, Two stories, gables on sideNew England

Saltbox, Two-Chimney, Cape cod, and front gable and wing.

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Environmental Determinism affects which culture the most?

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Taboos are often found in countries dominated by which culture?

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This culture has turned to tourism to help revitalize?

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This culture often uses the environment for leisure activities?

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Breaking Amish, the reality TV show, is an example of which type of culture?

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This culture’s music tells a story or conveys information?

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Reinforces gender roles and traditions of family?

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