Human Geography: Landscapes of Human Activities, 11th Edition (Fellmann)Chapter 2:
Roots and Meaning of CultureObjectives for Chapter 2After reading and studying this chapter, you should be able to:
1. Define culture, culture trait, culture complex, culture region, and culture realm and give examples of each. |
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2. Identify the three subsystems of a culture and classify culture traits as being technological, sociological, or ideological. |
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3. Compare and contrast environmental determinism and possibilism. |
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4. Explain what is meant by the "cultural landscape." |
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5. Describe the significant changes in human culture that occurred during the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods of history. |
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6. Identify major world culture hearths and the chief centers of plant and animal domestications. |
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7. Differentiate between expansion and relocation diffusion and provide examples of each. |
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8. Outline factors that can promote, slow, or completely halt the diffusion of cultural traits. |
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9. Explain what is meant by "acculturation." |
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