Stadard 3: Culture

a language designated by a country's government to be used for all official business, including laws, documents, and public announcements

• Lingua Franca

• Official Language

• De Facto Language

• Ideogram

A common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicatee with each other. English is the largest!

• Lingua Franca

• Official Language

• De Facto Language

• Ideogram

•  A written character symbolizing the idea of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it

• Lingua Franca

• Official Language

• De Facto Language

• Ideogram

Customs that are typically practiced by a small, isolated group often living in Rural areas. is “traditional” & is rooted in history. Resistant to Change.

• Pop-Culture

• Folk-Culture

• Cultural Landscape

• High Culture

Culture that exists and is commonly practice in mainstream society. 

Expressed and spread via commercial media such as radio

• Pop-Culture

• Folk-Culture

• Cultural Landscape

• High Culture

Culture that exists and is commonly practice in mainstream society. 

Expressed and spread via commercial media such as radio

• Pop-Culture

• Folk-Culture

• Cultural Landscape

• High Culture

The boundaries of a region reflect human imprint on the environment.  The visible reflection of a culture (built environment)

• Pop-Culture

• Folk-Culture

• Cultural Landscape

• High Culture

Basket Weaving would be an example of....

• Pop-Culture

• Folk-Culture

• Cultural Landscape

• High Culture

A type of cultural diffusion where the movement of people from one place to another spreads culture. EX: Europeans in the age of exploration bring Christianity to the American Continent.

• Relocation Diffusion

• Hierarchical diffusion

• Spatial Diffusion

• Contagious diffusion

The spread of an idea from persons of authority or power to other persons. Ex: a famous tik-tok star promotes a new sports drink.

• Relocation Diffusion

• Hierarchical diffusion

• Spatial Diffusion

• Contagious diffusion