random
race and ethnicity are the same.
false.
what is multilingual?
speaking several languages
can land survey technique reveal something about the cultural landscape?
yes.
can music be diffused?
yes.
what is language?
means of communicating ideas or feelings by means of a conventionalized system of signs, gestures, marks, or articulate vocal sounds
how many were killed in the holocaust and when did it take place?
6 million, and world war two (1939-1945)
what is nonmaterial culture
ideas knowledge and beliefs that influence people's behavior
what is studied in cultural basics?
language, religion, different economic and governmental structures, art, music, and other cultural aspects that explain how and/or why people function as they do in the areas in which they live.
what is expansion diffusion
The spread of an idea through a population in a way that the number of those influenced becomes continuously larger
what is a language family
a collection of individual languages believed to be relate in their prehistorical origin
do contemporary culture still exist today?
yes
what is innovation adoption?
study of how, why, and at what rate new technology spreads throughout a culture
basics of culture can be described as____
how different cultures are formed according to geographical (physical) characteristics, regardless of official political/legal boundaries.
what is contagious diffusion
Distance-controlled spreading of an idea through a local population by contact from person to person.
what is a language branch
a collection of languages that possess a definite common origin but have split into individual languages
what is one thing that can lead to oppression in society?
racism.
what is a hearth?
the region from which innovative ideas originate
what does race mean?
the physical characteristic of a common genetic heritage
what is stimulus diffusion
A form of diffusion in which a cultural adaptation is created as a result of the introduction of a cultural trait from another place. In other words, it is the spreading of an underlying principle of an idea when the idea as a whole cannot spread to a particular culture.
what is a language branch
a collection of several individual languages that are part of a language branch, share a common origin, and have similar grammar and vocabulary
where did Christianity originate?
roman empire
what is a denomination?
subcategory or subgroup of a religion
how is culture related to geography
certain physical features, such as landforms, climates, and natural vegetation. Climate can greatly affect culture, too.
define relocation diffusion
A form of diffusion where the ideas being diffused are transmitted by their carriers as they relocate to new areas
what is a creole?
a pidgin that becomes a lingua franca