6. Cultural Landscapes and Globalization Free Online FlashCards

What is a cultural landscape?

A geographic area shaped by interaction between people and the physical environment, including visible features and less visible practices, beliefs, and values.

What is sequent occupancy?

Sequent occupancy is the layering of cultural evidence left by different societies that occupy a place successively.

How does the physical environment influence culture?

The physical environment creates opportunities and constraints, but technology, political systems, human decisions, and cultural values shape the response.

What is a sense of place?

A sense of place is the emotional and cultural meaning people attach to a location through experience, memories, traditions, and daily activities.

What is a toponym, and why can it be political?

A toponym is a place-name. Changing one can be political because it may recognize one group’s history while minimizing another’s.

What is cultural diffusion?

Cultural diffusion is the spread of cultural traits, such as ideas, technologies, languages, religions, foods, or music, between places or groups.

What is relocation diffusion?

Relocation diffusion occurs when people move and bring cultural traits with them, such as languages, restaurants, religious institutions, or neighborhood traditions.

What is stimulus diffusion?

Stimulus diffusion occurs when an idea spreads but is modified to fit local values or conditions, such as a restaurant adapting its menu.

What is acculturation?

Acculturation involves adopting some traits from another culture while retaining parts of one’s original culture.

What is globalization?

Globalization is the increasing interconnectedness of places through flows of people, information, ideas, goods, capital, and technology.

What is glocalization?

Glocalization combines global influence with local adaptation, such as modifying a global product to fit local tastes or cultural conditions.

What is cultural convergence?

Cultural convergence occurs when cultures become more similar through shared media, travel, consumer brands, sports, and digital communication.