APHuG Unit 3 Vocabulary Review

A linear settlement pattern in which each farmstead is situated at one end of a long, narrow rectangular lot; each lot has access to a major linear resource, usually a river or a major road is called _________.

• Long-lot settlement pattern

• Clustered settlement pattern

• Dispersed settlement pattern

• Grid settlement pattern

The physical, visible objects made and used by members of a cultural group; includes buildings, furniture, clothing, food, artwork, and musical instruments are known as _________.

• Material culture

• Non-material culture

• Social norms

• Cultural diffusion

Intangible elements of culture including a wide range of beliefs, values, myths, and symbolic meanings passed from generation to generation within a given society are called _________.

• Nonmaterial culture

• Material culture

• Popular culture

• Subculture

A single aspect of a given culture or society is called a _________.

• Cultural trait

• Cultural region

• Cultural diffusion

• Cultural landscape

Rural, ethnically homogenous culture that is deeply connected to the local land; the opposite of a popular culture is called _________.

• Local culture

• Urban culture

• Global culture

• Mass culture

A local culture that is no longer the dominant ethnic group within its traditional homeland because of migration, colonization, or political marginalization is called _________.

• Indigenous culture

• Popular culture

• Urban culture

• Global culture

Heterogeneous culture that is more influenced by key urban areas and quick to adopt new technologies; the opposite of a local culture is called _________.

• Popular culture

• Folk culture

• Traditional culture

• Indigenous culture

Concepts and ideas in a society that are shaped by cultural opinions, beliefs, and perspectives are called _________.

• Cultural attitudes

• Natural laws

• Scientific facts

• Universal truths

A mutually agreed-upon system of symbolic communication is called _________.

• Language

• Gesture

• Code

• Signal

A structured set of beliefs and practices through which people seek mental and physical harmony with the powers of the universe is called _________.

• Religion

• Philosophy

• Science

• Mythology