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D_Mastikosa on September 17, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
| Environmental determinism | the view that the natural environment has a controlling influence over various aspects of human life including cultural development |
| Possibilism | the idea that the natural environment places limits on the set of choices available to people |
| Culture | the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next |
| Cultural diffusion | the spread of cultural elements from one society to another |
| Cultural landscape | the visible imprint of human activity and culture on the landscape |
| Culture hearth | a center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward |
| Culture trait | A single, distinguishing feature of regular occurrence within a culture, such as the use of chopsticks or the observance of a particular caste system. A single element of learned behavior. |
| Culture complex | A related set of culture traits, such as prevailing dress codes and cooking and eating utensils. |
| Culture realm | A cluster of regions in which related culture systems prevail. |
| Culture region | A region within which common cultural characteristics prevail. |
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