Flashcards: Ch. 3 Cultures
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 culture | beliefs and actions that define a people |
| culture trait | practiced repeatedly in a society |
| acculturation/cultural convergence | the blending of two or more cultures |
| cultural divergence | the isolation of a culture from other cultures |
| diffusion | the movement of a culture from one place to another |
| culture hearth | the beginning point of innovation |
| innovation | new ideas or products that are accepted into a culture |
| population density | number of people per sq. mile |
| linguistics | the scientific study of languages |
| Cape Verde | country of 10 islands west of West Africa |
| Sodade | type of lyrics from Cape Verde based on nostagia |
| Fado | similar to Sodade, sad slow minor chords in Portugal. |
| Caetano Veloso | Popular Brazilian artist. |
| Milton Nacimento | Brazilian artist . |
| Gigi | singer from Ethiopia |
| Jose Feliciano | Singer born in Puerto Rico |
| Sandy Leah | up and coming female Brazilian artist |
| Robert "Nesta" Marley | popular Reggae Artist from Jamaica |
| birthrate | number of live births per year per 1000 people |
| phonology | sounds waves created when one speaks |
| syntax | sentence structure in language |
| morphology | the pattern of word formation in languages |
| Gabriella Mendez | sings lyrics of sodade in Cape Verde |
| Linguistics | the scientific study of language |
| Ethnic Enclave | a gathering of an ethnic group in a geographic area. |
| demographics | the characteristics of a population with respect to age, race, and gender. |
| community | a group of people living in a particular local area with the same goals and values. |
| rural | countryside region |
| urbanization | city region |
| birthrate | number of live births per 1000 people |
| deathrate | number of deaths per 1000 people |
| Infant mortality rate | number of infants who die in the first year in a particular region. |
| Cora or Kora | string instrument of Tom Diakite |
| Shamisen | Japanese instrument played with a plectrum or "guitar Pick". |
| sodade | traditional music of Cape Verde. |
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