Klees Unit 3 Culture Vocab Quiz Review Human Geography

What is the definition of culture?

• A group of people living in isolation
• A group's shared practices and beliefs
• Popular trends in modern society
• The spread of ideas between groups

Which term describes when ethnic groups blend in with a larger culture?

• Acculturation
• Diffusion
• Assimilation
• Pop Culture

How is folk culture different from pop culture?

• Folk culture involves larger groups
• Folk culture spreads more quickly
• Folk culture is more modern
• Folk culture involves small, isolated groups

What type of diffusion occurs when cultural traits spread through migration?

• Relocation diffusion
• Contagious diffusion
• Hierarchical diffusion
• Stimulus diffusion

Which term best describes when a culture keeps most of its traditions while adopting some elements of another culture?

• Stimulus diffusion
• Acculturation
• Assimilation
• Pop culture

What is contagious diffusion?

• The spread of traits through migration
• The modification of cultural traits
• The spread of traits through close contact
• The spread from interconnected people downward

What happens in stimulus diffusion?

• Cultural traits remain unchanged as they spread
• Cultural traits spread only through migration
• Cultural traits spread rapidly through contact
• Cultural traits are modified as they spread

Which type of diffusion describes the spread of cultural traits from the most interconnected people downward?

• Expansion diffusion
• Stimulus diffusion
• Contagious diffusion
• Hierarchical diffusion

What is a culture trait?

• A type of cultural isolation
• The spread of ideas between groups
• An activity or behavior people often participate in
• The blending of two different cultures

What is expansion diffusion?

• The spread of culture through interaction between people
• The modification of cultural traits
• The spread of culture through migration
• The spread of culture in isolated groups