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Folk Culture Vocabulary
For AP Human Geography
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12th Grade
11/03/2009

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Adaptive Strategies
Definition
a society’s system of economic production

The unique way in which each culture uses it's particular physical environment; Those aspects of culture that serve to provide the necessities of life - Food, clothing, shelter, and defense
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Anglo-American landscape characteristics
Definition
The unique way in which each culture uses it's particular physical environment; Those aspects of culture that serve to provide the necessities of life - Food, clothing, shelter, and defense
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Architectural form
Definition
the difference in architectural preference, mainly housing, based on social, economic, cultural and environmental factors
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Built environment
Definition
refers to the man-made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging from the large-scale civic surroundings to the personal places.
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Folk culture
Definition
Culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous rural group living in relative isolation from other groups.
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Folk food
Definition
every traditional society has its own particular regional food choices
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Folk House
Definition
a house that is traditionally dwelled by the common people of a region
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Folklore
Definition
legends, tales, and knowledge, often about nature and usually oral, developed by a society over time and repeated to successive generations
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Folk Songs
Definition
songs belonging to the folk music of a group of people or area, has many versions which vary from region to region
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Material Culture
Definition
The physical manifestations of human activities; includes tools ,campsites, art, and structures. The most durable aspects of culture
Physical, Visible things: Musical Instruments, Furniture, Tools, Buildings
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Nonmaterial Culture
Definition
ideas, knowledge and beliefs that influence people's behavior

Mentifacts and sociofacts: Oral Traditions, Folk Songs, Stories, Philosophies
Includes beliefs, practices, aesthetics, and values of a group of people
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Popular Culture
Definition
Culture found in a large, heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics.
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Survey Systems
Definition
it is a method used in the United States to survey and identify land parcels, particularly for rural land, and wild or undeveloped land
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Traditional Architecture
Definition
a term used to categorize methods of construction which use locally available resources to address local needs
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Habit
Definition
A repetitive act performed by a particular individual
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Popular Music
Definition
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Custom
Definition
The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act.
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Assimilation
Definition
the minority population reduces or loses completely its identifying cultural characteristics and blends into the host society.
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Acculturation
Definition
Cultural modification or change that results when one group adopts traits of a dominant society; cultural development or change through "borrowing"
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Diffusion
Definition
The process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time.
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Relocation Diffusion
Definition
The spread of a feature or trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another.
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Hierarchical Diffusion
Definition
The spread of a feature or trend from one key person or node of authority or power to other persons or places.
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Taboo
Definition
A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom.
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Uniform Landscape
Definition
The spatial expression of a popular custom in one location being similar to another.
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Social Customs
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Cultural landscape
Definition
Fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group.
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