Origins of Culture

A cultural region –

• is used to define areas containing a kind of service, such as cable television, or points on a map that are a terminals for an activity, such as travel or communication via telephone.
• the scientific study of the natural features of the Earth's surface, especially in its current aspects, including land formation, climate, currents, and distribution of flora and fauna. Also called physiography
• is a section of land that has common cultural elements. These elements can include religion, language, cuisine or architecture, among many others. Culture regions are found on every continent except Antarctica.
• can only be located in an area that has less than 5% of the country’s population

The total knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by members of a group.

• Culture
• society
• ethnic group
• innovation

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.

• state
• nation
• cultural hearth
• suburb

In terms of diffusion, what is a hearth?

• The point of origin
• The final destination
• The mid-way point
• All points along the diffusion route

Family structures and gender roles differ between cultures 

• TRUE
• FALSE

The United States is a heterogeneous culture meaning

• There may only be 1 religion
• There can be many religions
• there is only 1 language
• there is only 1 language and 1 religion

True or False: It is a norm for girls to be treated less favourably than boys in some cultures

• True
• False

A homogeneous society shares a common language, ethnicity and culture. Japan and South Korea are examples of homogeneous societies. Within these societies, the immigrant population is low.
What type of society would be the opposite of the one described above?

• homogeneous
• homosapiens
• hearth place
• heterogeneous

Due in part to its proximity to Latin America, most Hispanic Immigrants have settled in this region of the United States.

• Southwest
• Southeast
• East Coast
• North

All of the following are parts of culture EXCEPT

• language
• religion
• clothes
• globalization