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Cultural Patterns & Processes

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Acculturation   show
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Assimilation   show
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Cultural adaptation   show
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show based on the notion that as one culture expands in prosperity, it must engulf regions nearby to ensure ongoing cultural success. The area of high cultural growth becomes known as the core, and the neighboring area is the periphery  
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Cultural ecology   show
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show The cultural background and distinct behaviour an individual tends to be associated with and identified by. A mixture of history, social habits, cultural values and spiritual belief.  
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Cultural landscape   show
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Cultural realm   show
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Culture   show
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show An area where the opoulation shares one or more common characteristic. Ex. Language  
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Culture region - Functional—node   show
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Culture region - Vernacular (perceptual)—regional self-awareness   show
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show a spread from one place to another that has a snowballing effect: -Hierarchical: spread from persons of authority or power -Contagious: rapid and widespread diffusion -Stimulus: spread of a principal,although the characteristic itself fails to diffuse  
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show Spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another i.e.)AIDs, cultures such as the Amish etc.  
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show the adoption of an innovation (technology, or new ways and ideas) to adapt to surroundings  
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show a diffusion of an adaption that has turned harmful as time passes  
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show Describes a society's system of economic production. For example, hunters in the Arctic will focus on hunting for food rather than growing it due the harsh climatic conditions  
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Anglo-American landscape   show
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show The difference in architectural preference, mainly housing, based on social, economic, cultural and environmental factors.  
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show The effect of large (citywide) and small (personal) scale human activity and infrastructure on the surrounding area of space.  
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Folk culture   show
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show Food that is traditionally eaten by the common people of a region. Food that is distinct to a specific group (influence by Folk Culture)  
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Folk house   show
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Folk songs   show
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Folklore   show
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Material culture   show
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Non material culture   show
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Popular culture   show
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show it is a method used in the United States to survey and identify land parcels, particularly for rural land, and wild or undeveloped land. Its basic units of area are the township and section  
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show A good reflection of cultural heritage, current fashion, functional needs, and the impact on the environment.  
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show a number of distinct ethnic groups in various countries; mix of culture  
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Dialect   show
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Indo-European Languages   show
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show a boundary that separates different regions that speak different languages  
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Language   show
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show collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor long before recorded history  
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Language group   show
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show Any language widely used beyond the population of its native speakers. Becomes lingua franca primarily by being used for international commerce, but can be accepted in other cultural exchanges, especially diplomacy.  
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Linguistic diversity   show
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Monolingual/Multilingual   show
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show An official language is one that is officially recognized by the government of the corresponding nation based on the importance and population who speak the language(s). For example; the official languages of Canada are English and French  
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show simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a language in common. Pidgins are not the native language of any speech community, but are instead learned as second languages.  
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Toponymy   show
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show A language, especially a pidgin, used by speakers of different native languages for communication in commercial trade.  
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