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| Acculturation | When weaker of two cultures coming in contact with one another adopts traits from the more dominant culture. |
| Adaptive strategies | The unique way in which each culture uses its particular physical environment, especially those that serve to provide the necessities of life. |
| Architectural form | The look of housing, affected by the available materials, the environment the house is in, and the popular culture of the time. |
| Assimilation | The loss of the original traits of a weaker culture when coming in contact with a more dominant culture, when they become completely erased and replaced by the traits of the dominant culture. |
| Cultural adaptation | When a foreigner readily accepts the new culture as part of his or her life and practice. |
| Cultural core/periphery pattern | Idea that the core maintains the main economic power of a region and the outlying region or periphery possesses lesser economic ties. |
| Cultural identity | Ones belief in belonging to a group or certain cultural aspect. |
| Cultural realm | The entire region that displays the characteristics of a culture. |
| Custom | The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act. |
| Folk Culture | Body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits traditionally practiced by a small, homogenous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups. |
| Folk food | Cuisine that is traditionally made by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture. |
| Folk house | Dwelling units that reflect cultural heritage, current fashion, functional needs, and the impact of environment. The form of each house is related in part to environmental as well as social conditions. |
| Folk songs | Composed anonymously and transmitted orally, a tuneful expression that is derived from events in daily life that are familiar to the majority of the people, that tell a story or convey information about daily activities, life cycle events, or mysterious events, such as storms and earthquakes. |
| Folklore | The traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally. |
| Habit | A repetitive act performed by a particular individual. |
| Innovative adoption | Study of how, why, and at what rate new technology spreads throughout a culture. |
| Material culture | The physical manifestations of human activities, including tools, campsites, art, and structures. |
| Nonmaterial culture | Ideas, knowledge, and beliefs -the non-tangible components- that influence people's behavior in a region. |
| Popular Culture | Culture found in a large, heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics. |
| Taboo | A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom. |
| Terroir | The contribution of a location's distinctive physical features to the way food tastes. |
| Traditional architecture | Common or time-honored building styles of different cultures, religions, and places. |
