Vocabulary
Diffusion
Cultural Landscapes
Application of Terms
Misc.
100

____ is the term used to describe a culture borrowing aspects of another culture while remaining distinct

Acculturation

100

__ is the spread of aspects and ideas of a culture both in and outside of the culture

Diffusion

100

___ is the visible imprint of human activity on the environment

Cultural Landscape

100

The invention of the toothbrush is an example of which of the following:

Acculturation

Diffusion

Assimilation

Multiculturalism

Diffusion

100

A cashier is part of a middle class

False

200

__ is also known as the transfer of information from one person to another

Communication

200

One of the most common outcomes of mass diffusion

Globalization/Loss of local traditions

200

Cultural landscapes show us how humans interact with their _____

environment/surroundings

200

A professional football player would be in what socioeconomic class?

Upper
200

Cultural landscapes never change over time

False

300

____ is an accepted behavior that is enforced by a culture

Norm

300

This type of diffusion deals with multiple strongholds being stationed at the same time

Expansion Diffusion

300

This factor of Cultural Landscapes deals with the physical aspects of the environment

Environment

300

Golf courses, urban neighborhoods, agricultural fields, and relics are part of culture __.

Landscapes

300

___ is a rule or expectation that is socially enforced.

Norm

400

___ is when a dominant culture takes over a minority culture

Assimilation

400

This type of diffusion is similar to how religion spread in the early 16th and 17th Century

Relocation Diffusion

400

Jim owns a farm where he charges people $12 to come in and pick their own vegetables. What types of land uses is he applying to his land?

Agricultural AND Commercial

400

The cultural __ shapes our culture and regions.

landscape

400

___ are items seen as a symbol of cultures

cultural markers

500

the presence of, or support for the presence of, several distinct cultural or ethnic groups within a society.

Multiculturalism

500

This type of diffusion deals with a spread from a highly centralized area to a more spaced out area

Hierarchal Diffusion

500

Ryan owns a car manufacturing plant in Northern Ohio. How does he use the land he owns?

Industrial

500

__ happens when the immigrants focus on American tradition.

Assimilation

500

Explain the difference between assimilation and acculturation

Acculturation: Cultures interact but remain distinct

Assimilation: A culture absorbs another culture completely