Any item, made by humans, that represents a material aspect of culture

The man-made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging in scale from personal shelter to neighborhoods to the large-scale civic surroundings

---the ways where people organize their society and relate to one another

The loss of uniqueness of place in the culture landscape so that one place looks like the next

In the context of local cultures or customs, the accuracy with which a single stereotypical or typecast image or experience conveys an otherwise dynamic and complex local culture or its customs (think Disney's Epcot Center and the different country sections it has- how authentic?)

Process through which something (a good, an idea, even a person) that previously was not regarded as an object to be bought or sold, becomes an object that can be bought, sold, and traded in the world market

Neighborhood, typically situated in a large metropolitan city and constructed by or comprised of a local culture, in which a local culture can practice its customs

The seeking out of the regional culture and reinvigoration of it in response to the uncertainty of the modern world

Process by which outside cultures adopt customs and knowledge of another culture and use them for the own benefit

Process through which people lose originally differentiating traits (dress, speech particularities, mannerisms, etc.) when they come into contact with another society or culture; often describes immigrants' adaptation to new places of residence

Beliefs, practices, aesthetics, and values of a group of people

a group of people in a particular place who see themselves as a collective or a community, with shared experiences, customs, and trains; working together to preserve those trains in order to claim uniqueness and to distinguish themselves from others

the spread of a feature or trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another

the spread of an innovation or an idea through a population in an area

the spatial expression of a popular custom in one location that will be similar to another

a restriction on a behavior imposed by a social custom

The theory that the physical may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives

Dynamic culture based in large, heterogeneous societies permitting considerable individualism, innovation, and change; having a money-based economy, division of labor into professions, secular institutions of control, and weak interpersonal ties; and producing and consuming machine-made goods

The central, enduring elements of a culture expressing its values and beliefs, including language, religion, folklore, and etc.

The physical manifestations of human activities; includes tools ,campsites, art, and structures. The most durable aspects of culture

a repetitive act that a particular individual performs

Culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups

A doctrine that claims that cultural traits are formed and controlled by environmental conditions

Practices followed by the people of a particular cultural group

The specific customs that are part of the everyday life of a particular culture, such as language, religion, ethnicity, social institutions, and aspects of popular culture

The group of traits that define a particular culture

Locations on earth's surface where specific cultures first arose

The entire region throughout which a culture prevails. Criteria that may be chosen to define culture realms include religion, language, diet, customs, or economic development

Modifications to the environment by humans, including the built environment and agricultural systems, that reflect aspects if their culture

The concept that people of different culture will definitely observe and interpret their environment and make different decision about its nature, potentiality and use

The contact and interaction of one culture to another

The place where concentration of culture traits that characterizes a region is greatest

A process through which a person or group from one culture comes to adopt practices and values of another culture, while still retaining their own distinct culture.

reasons certain culture/region eat certain types of food