U3 Cultural Geography #1

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

• Culture
• society
• ethnic group
• innovation

A group that shares the same geographic region, a common language, and a sense of identity and culture.

• diffusion
• state
• nation
• society

A group of people who share language, customs, and a common heritage.

• society
• ethnicity
• ethnic group
• religion

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

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

What is cultural diffusion?

• the spread of culture traits, material and non-material, from one culture to another

• The combining of all cultures into one

• The stresses placed on cultures when it comes to talking about religion

• The Alabama Crimson Tide

The scientific study of languages

• Linguistics

• Demography

Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism are ___________.

• Humans

• Religions

• Languages