ap human geography

1. the idea that the natural environment places limits on the set of choices available to people
4. local or regional characteristics of a language
6. belief system that espouses the idea that there is one true religion that is universal in scope
7. a geographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs
11. the process through which people lose originally differentiating traits, such as dress, speech, particularities
15. occurs when two cultures of just about equal power or influence meet and exchange ideas
16. when two or more languages are combined in a simplified structure and vocabulary
17. consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, and customs that are the traditions of that culture, subculture, or group
18. he study of place names of a region, or toponyms
19. the process by which people in a local place mediate and alter regional, national, and global processes
21. to admit to citizenship; the rite of voting
23. the commonly spoken language or dialect of a particular people or place
24. a shantytown in or near a city; slum area
25. conviction of the evident superiority of one's own ethnic group

2. more than one language spoken
3. an Indian religion that prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living things
5. the process though which something is given monetary value
8. the exchange of cultural features that results when groups come into continuous first-hand contact
9. a categorization of humans based on skin color and other physical characteristics
10. a philosophy of ethnics, education, and public service based on the writings of Confucius
12. a forced or voluntarily segregated residential area housing a racial, ethnic, or religious minority
13. occurs when the "weaker" of two cultures adopts traits from the more dominant culture
14. a language that began as a pidgin language but was later adopted as the mother tongue
20. the interpretation of every word in the sacred text as literal truth
22. only one language spoken