Cultural Understanding Flashcard

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What is included in material culture?

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Food, shelter, clothing

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What does cultural relativism emphasize?

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Understanding cultural practices in their own context

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What is ethnocentrism?

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Using your own culture as the center to evaluate others

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What is an example of cultural relativism regarding food?

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Why do some cultures eat fried insects?

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What are cultural landscapes a combination of?

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Physical features, agricultural and industrial practices, religious and linguistic characteristics

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What does the term "sequent occupancy" refer to?

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The theory that a place can be occupied by different groups of people, each leaving an imprint.

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Which of the following is NOT an expression of culture on the cultural landscape? Adobe mounds, Built walls, Temples

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Natural disasters

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What is "sense of place" primarily associated with?

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The emotions and experiences attached to an area

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What are centrifugal forces?

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Forces that pull people apart

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Which of the following is an example of a centripetal force? French in Quebec, 500+ languages in Nigeria, English as the official language, Northern Ireland religious conflict

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English as the official language