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AP Human Geography
Culture unit vocab
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Geography
9th Grade
12/05/2010

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Acculturation
Definition
Process of adopting only certain customs that will be to their advantage
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Assimilation
Definition
Process of less dominant cultures losing their culture to a more dominant culture

Process of less dominant cultures losing their culture to a  more dominant culture

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Cultural Adaptation
Definition
Adjusting a translation based on the cultural environment of the target language.

Adjusting a translation based on the cultural enviornment of the target language

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Cultural core/periphery pattern
Definition
The core-periphery idea that the core houses main economic power of region and the outlying region or periphery houses lesser economic ties
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Cultural Ecology
Definition
The geographic study of human environmental relationships
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Cultural Identity
Definition
Ones belief in belonging to a group or certain cultural aspect
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Cultural Landscape
Definition
The visible imprint of human activity on the landscape
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Cultural Realm
Definition
Distinct traditions, beliefs, and social life brought or controlled by a dominion of a monarchy of a certain region
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Culture
Definition
The body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits that together constitute a group of people’s distinct tradition.
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