Flashcards
Unit 3.2
Cards in this deck (16)
- 1Placelessnesswhen modern cultural landscapes exhibit homogeneity (similarities)
- 2Cultural Landscapeswhen the boundaries of a region reflect the human imprint on the environment
- 3Built Environmentphysical artifacts that humans have created that help form the landscape
- 4Traditional Architecturestyle that reflects local culture's history, beliefs, values, and community adaptation to environment (available materials)
- 5Postmodern Architecturestyle leaning toward high rise structure made from large amounts of steel or glass (after 1960's)
- 6Contemporary Architecturestyle using multiple advances to create buildings that rotate, curve, and stretch the limits of size and height
- 7Ethnicitymembership within a group of people who have common experiences and share ancestry, language, beliefs, history, customs
- 8Ethnic Enclavesclusters of people of the same culture
- 9Cultural Regionsplaces determined by characteristics like religion, language, and ethnicity
- 10Cultural Realmslarger areas that include several regions
- 11Sacred Placesplaces that have religious significance
- 12Disporaone group of people that's dispersed to various locations
- 13Charter Groupthe first group to establish cultural and religious customs in a space
- 14Ethnic Islandscultural imprints that revolve around housing types and agriculture
- 15Sequent Occupancythe process in which ethnic groups move in and out of places and create new cultural imprints on the landscape
- 16Neolocalismthe process of re-embracing the uniqueness and authenticity of a place