Unit 3 Terms

Act of forcefully controlling a foreign territory, which becomes known as a colony

People of common ancestry and cultural tradition: characterized by a strong feeling of group identity

A person who is fluent in MORE than two languages

Refers to the fact that many places have been controlled or affected by a variety of groups over a period of time

Language of communication and commerce spoken across a wide area where it’s not a mother language

Approach to understand other cultures from a wider perspective of culture

Combined language that has a fuller Vocab than a pidgin language and becomes a native language

Natural or human-made sites that possess religious spaces and are recognized as worthy of devotion

Motivating pulse to control greater amounts of territory

All natural physical surroundings that create and shape the places we are living in or examining

Barriers that completely halt diffusion

Local culture that is no longer the dominant ethnic group within its traditional home-land because of migration

Idea that cultures are converging, or becoming more alike

Trade language, characterized by a very small vocabulary derived from the languages of at least 2 or more groups

Linear settlement pattern in which each farmstead is situated at one end of long, narrow lot, access to river/road

Historically defined by the physical characteristics of a group, especially skin color

Ability to speak two languages fluently

Systematic killing of members of a racial, ethnic, or linguistic group

Barriers that slow diffusion, but still allow some partial or weakened diffusion

Approach to understand other cultures that evaluate them from perspective of the observer

Adapting global practices to fit local cultural practices and preferences

Less influenced or controlled by religion

Sovereign political entity that seeks to expand original land to control more territory politically/economically

Distinctive feeling of a place, or a person’s perception of place

Heterogeneous culture that is more influenced by key urban areas and quick to adopt new technologies; opposite of local

Phenomenon whereby the intro of new transportation tech progressively reduces the time it takes to travel

The feeling resulting from the standardization of the built environment

Set of policies that promote active participation and inclusions of minority groups in national history & politics

Force that threatens the cohesion of a neighborhood, society, or country

Force that brings people together and unifies a neighborhood, society, or country