CPA - Review Lesson

Review

Review the lesson material below. Use the following study guide, along with your key terms list, to prepare for the module test.

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• What is the difference between globalization and regionalization?
• What is the definition of culture?
  • Parts of culture
    • • Trait
      • Habit
      • Custom
      • Tradition
• Complex (culture)
• System (cultural realm)
  • • What are examples of cultural realms?

 

• How can national traits be viewed in governments?

 

• Environmental determinism vs. possibilism
• What is culture ecology?

 

• What is cultural imperialism?
• Which nations are often accused of this type of cultural interaction?

 

• What is a cultural landscape?
• Who created this term?
• What characteristics can be displayed in the landscape?

 

• What is a cultural hearth?

 

• Regions (definitions and examples)
• Formal
• Functional
• Vernacular

 

• Cultural Diffusion
• Types of Diffusion:
• Relocation
• Migrant diffusion
• Expansion
• Contagious
• Hierarchal
• Stimulus                
• How do areas of diffusion overlap (cultural transition zone)?

 

• What is syncretism?
• What is the difference between acculturation and assimilation?
• What is the difference between pop and folk culture?
  • Definitions of pop and folk cultures
  • Examples in: architecture, clothing, food, music, etc. for both pop and folk cultures
• What are the roles of gender, ethnicity and race?

 

• Definitions
• Examples in: clothing, food, music, etc.

 

• Use of technology in popular culture
• How can folk cultures fit into popular culture?
• What is material vs. non-material culture?
• How do architectural forms reflect culture (folk vs. pop)?
• What is a taboo?
• What is folklore?
• What is placelessness / uniform landscape?
• How do these concepts relate to popular culture?
• What is regional identity?
• How is this maintained?
• How is this being threatened?

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