Vocab
What is material culture? give an example
Material culture is made up of things people make. ex: cars, clothes, houses, etc.
Which language family is the widely most spoken?
Indo-European
A creole language is a language that results from mixing what 2 languages?
Colonizer's language and indigenous language
Only focusing on your culture is ______?
Ethnocentrism
Which spreads easier, folk culture or pop culture?
Pop culture
What is a pidgin language?
A pidgin language is a simplified version of a language.
In what region of the world is Balto-Slavic mainly spoken in?
Eastern Europe
An isogloss is a _________ with a degree of geographic extent.
word-use boundary
What is the difference between a custom and a habit?
A custom is a repetitive act that a group of people preform while only an individual preforms a habit.
What is placemaking?
Placemaking is a place where people want to live, work, play, and learn?
Explain folk culture and pop culture
-Folk culture is local and homogeneous.
-Pop culture spreads across regions and is heterogeneous.
Define language family. give an example
A collection of languages related through a common ancestral language. ex: Indo-European, Sino-Tibetan, Niger-Congo, Afro-Asiatic, Austronesian, Davidan, and Turkic
What can vary across different dialects?
Vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation
The idea that cultures can be separate and distinct from one another?
Multiculturalism
Which is more sustainable, folk culture or pop culture?
Folk culture
Compare and contrast centripetal force and centrifugal force.
What language family does Korean belong to?
Sino-Tibetan
Name 3 dialects in the U.S.
ASL, Appalachian English, and African American English
Give an example of sequent occupancy.
The french influence on laws in Louisiana, Roman and Greek architecture being mixed, etc.
Sports, news, and entertainment are examples of which type of culture?
Pop culture
Explain artifacts, sociofacts, and mentifacts. Give an example of each.
-Artifacts are objects, material items, and technologies created by culture. ex: tools and cars
-Sociofacts are the structures and organizations of a culture that influence social behavior. ex: government
-Mentifacts are shared ideas, values, and beliefs of a culture. ex: religion, language, and viewpoints
Name the eight branches of the Indo-European family
Indo-Iranian, Germanic, Romance, Balto-Slavic, Albanian, Armenian, Celtic, and Greek
What plays a role in whether a dialect could become a language or not?
Cultural identity
Why do cultures change over time? Give two reasons.
-Lack of communication
-Cultures merging together
-Cultural diffusion
People living in folk culture wear clothing in response to _____(2 things), and people living in pop culture wear clothing in response to ________ (2 things).
-agriculture and climate
-class and occupation