People and Places Vocabulary

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

• culture

• cultural hearth

• acculturation

• innovation

Society is

• people who share a culture and a territory

• people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or combination of such characteristics

• the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture

• a class structure that is determined by birth

Group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or combination of such characteristics

• caste system

• ethnic group

• matriarchal society

• patriarchal society

What is the best definition for innovation?

• the creation of something new

• the improvement of something that already exists

• the creation of something old

• changing something that does not yet exist

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time

• cultural relocation

• diffusion

• assimilation

• 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

the cultural change that occurs when individuals in a society accept or adopt an innovation.

• diffusion
• acculturation
• innovation
• invention

a version of language that reflects changes in speech patterns due to class, region, or cultural changes.

• dialect
• speech
• slang
• urban

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.

• shinto
• taoism
• christianity
• religion

The average number of people per square mile is...

• Birth rate

• Land area

• Population density

• too many