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Mongolia
Cultural Traits and Landscapes
Cultural Change and Adaptation
Cultural Diffusion
Modernization and Globalization
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What is a nomad?
A person who moves from place to place with no permanent home
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What is culture?
the beliefs, customs, practices, and behaviors of a particular nation or group of people - - - - "a people's way of life"
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What is cultural change?
the adoption of new cultural traits within a culture, usually as the result of outside influence.
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What is Cultural Diffusion?
the spread of cultural traits from one culture to another
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What is modernization? Give an example of a cultural trait modernizing.
The process of updating to the newest information, methods, or technology
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What name is given to the houses of the Mongolian nomads?
Ger
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What is a cultural trait? Give an example of a cultural trait.
an idea or way of doing things in common for a particular group of people. Ex: language, religion, food, clothing, values, etc.
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What is cultural adaptation?
Patterns of behavior that enable a culture to cope with its surroundings. Ex: wearing winter coats in colder climates.
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The word "diffusion" by itself most closely means the same as what other word? (hint: don't give the definition for cultural diffusion)
Spreading
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What is globalization? Give an example of a cultural trait globalizing.
The process by which the cultural traits of peoples, businesses, and countries are becoming more 'uniform' and similar. Ex: Jeans were spread to Europe and Asia by American soldiers wearing them during WWII
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What is the most practiced religion in Mongolia?
Buddhism
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What is the birthplace of a cultural trait called? Give an example.
Cultural Hearth. Ex: Jeans were first invented in Nevada
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Give an example of a cultural adaption found in Mongolia.
Ex: Eating a diet of meats and cheeses from herding animals because Mongolia has very little farmland
300
What is a human barrier to cultural diffusion? Give an example.
Human barriers are human created reasons why new cultural traits will not be adopted. Ex: poverty and war.
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Give a cultural trait that has become globalized and explain how it could have either a positive or negative effect on cultures adopting this trait.
Ex: Industrialization speeds the destruction of natural habitats and increases pollution.
400
What is the name of the largest festival held in Mongolia every year?
Naadam Festival
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What is a cultural landscape? Give an example.
Geographic areas that are shaped by people. Ex: building a boat dock on a coast line.
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One outcome of cultural change is "blending." Describe what blending is and give an example of a blended cultural trait.
When a new cultural trait mixes with the old cultural trait. Ex: McDonald's restaurants in India sell lamb burgers because Hindu religious beliefs forbid them to eat beef.
400
What is a physical barrier to cultural diffusion? Give an example.
A physical barrier is a geographic obstacle that prevents a cultural trait from spreading. Ex: oceans, mountains, fences, walls.
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When cultures modernize as part of globalization, they are unlikely to ever return to their traditional way of life. Why will these cultures not return to their traditional way of life?
Modernized countries enjoy modern convenience (air conditioning, cell phones, super markets) and are less willing to continue cultural traits that they perceive as more difficult (farming by hand, making clothes by hand, etc.)
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What is the capital of Mongolia?
Ulaan Bataar
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What is the name given to the study of a culture's interactions with its physical environment?
Cultural Ecology
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One outcome of cultural change is "replacement." Describe what replacement is and give an example of a replacement affecting a cultural trait.
When a new cultural trait causes the old cultural trait to disappear or become less common. Ex: the car has replaced the need for people to travel by horse and carriage.
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Give two causes of cultural diffusion and example how each spreads cultural traits.
Migrants / Tourists - visit new cultures and share / take new cultural traits. Technology - enables communication / study of the cultural traits of new cultures
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Why are anthropologists upset when traditional cultures become more modernized?
Cultural traits disappear, and we lose the opportunity to study unique and diverse ways of life.