Cultural Geography Review

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Define Culture

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Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.

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the heartland of place of origin of a major culture; a site of innovation from which basic ideas, materials, and technology diffuse to other cultures.

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cultural hearth

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the belief in a supernatural power or powers that are regarded as the creators and maintainers of the universe, as well as the system of beliefs itself.

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religion

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Which of the following is NOT an element of culture? Climate, Education, Technology, Medicine

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Climate

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Folk Culture

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Culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups.

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Sacred book in Islam

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Qur'an (Koran)

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Major prophet in Islam

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Muhammad

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Deity in Judaism

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Yahweh

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Major prophet in Christianity

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Jesus Christ

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Major cultures began in cultural hearths and diffused (spread) outward. Culture was carried to new locations by: People on a mission for conquest, People involved in trade, People migrating, All of the above

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All of the above