Visible imprint of human activity on the environment, reflecting cultural values and beliefs.

Creates emotional connection to a location, leading to a greater sense of stability and security.

Loss of unique identity in a location, resulting in standardized and uninspiring environments.

Can lead to the creation of new, syncretic cultures, but also threatens local cultures by promoting a globally mainstream culture.

Cultural norms and expectations often define the roles and behaviors of men and women within a society, influencing dress, employment, and relationships.

Spread of culture from powerful or influential people or places to others.

Rapid, widespread diffusion of culture through a population.

Spread of an idea or innovation that is adapted to local conditions.

Acculturation involves cultural exchange and blending, while assimilation involves a minority group adopting the dominant group's culture and abandoning their own.

Multiculturalism seeks to represent all cultures equally, ensuring harmony and preventing the loss of cultural diversity caused by assimilation.

Shared customs, beliefs, laws, and traditions of a group of people.

Visible marks of culture on the environment, showing how a community's ideas shape the physical world.

Emotional connection people have to a specific location; feeling of belonging and attachment.

When a community lacks a unique identity and looks the same as other similar places.

Increasing interconnectedness of the world's economies, cultures, and populations.

Spread of culture through the movement of people.

Spread of culture from one place to another without the movement of people.

Cultural change that occurs when different cultures come into contact, involving the exchange of ideas and practices.

Process by which a minority group adopts the practices and values of the dominant group, often abandoning their own culture.

Movement that seeks to represent all cultures equally and ensure that all people can live in harmony.

Migration of people from one place to another, bringing their cultural practices with them.

Innovation or trend starts in a major city or with influential people, then spreads to other areas and social classes.

Rapid and widespread spread of a cultural element through a population, similar to the spread of a disease.

An idea spreads, but is adapted or modified by the new adopters to fit their local culture and context.

Cultures come into contact, exchange ideas and practices, and blend, resulting in cultural changes for both groups.

Minority group comes into contact with a dominant culture, adopts the dominant culture's practices and values, and abandons their own culture.

Advances in communication, transportation, and technology increase interconnectedness, leading to the exchange of ideas, goods, and services across borders.

Unique histories, cultural identities, or natural environments create an emotional connection to a location, fostering a feeling of belonging.

Rapid social and cultural change, economic development, and loss of traditional ways of life lead to a lack of unique identity in a community.

Cultures interact, adapt to new situations, and evolve over time, influenced by factors such as globalization, diffusion, and migration.