Culture Vocab #1

the spread of ideas, inventions, or patterns of behavior to other societies.

• religion
• diffusion
• urbanization
• acculturation

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

Centers of innovation and invention, the cradle of a culture.

• Trait
• Complex
• Hearth
• Innovation

When an immigrant group takes on some of the dominant cultures' traits in order to function in society.

• Assimilation
• Syncretism
• Acculturation
• Convergence

A folk culture hearth is usually

• anonymous
• in a developing country
• in a developed country
• well-defined

Folk culture diffuses by 

• relocation diffusion
• hierarchical diffusion
• mass media
• nothing.  Folk culture doesn't diffuse.

Most popular culture originates in 

• the United States and Europe
• developing nations 
• the Middle East
• isolated areas

The process of the spread of an idea and/or dissemination of an innovation from its source area to other cultures, is the process of cultural: 

• diffusion
• simultaion
• adaptation
• movement

The visible imprint put on the environment by people is called?

• Cultural Landscape
• Place
• Location
• Human Environment Interaction