Geography U1A6 Cultural Determinants     1.       What are the three origins of the word culture and how do they explain culture itself? A.      Latin = Cultivation (To nurture and grow) B.      Romance Languages = Social Refinement C.      19th Century = A set of attributes of human society that Condition certain behaviors 2.       Tylor = That complex whole… acquired by man as a member of society   3.       What are the three components of culture; which is considered to be the real core of culture; explain why this is true? A.      Artifacts - Physical expressions of human cultures 1.       Tools 2.       Shelter 3.       Etc. B.      Sociofacts C.      Mentafacts   4.       How did institutionalized religious belief define the pattern of life in India?   5.       Compare Kroeber’s and Tylor’s definitions of culture. A.      Taylor 1.       Culture is a whole composed of a.       Knowledge and beliefs b.      Art c.       Laws and Morals d.      Customs and habits e.      Capabilities 2.       Is acquired as a member of that society a.       Often an unconscious conditioned state B.      Kroeber 1.       Culture is transmitted by both symbols and language 2.       Consists of both implicit and explicit patterns of behaviors 3.       Composed of a.       Achievements b.      Symbols c.       Artifacts d.      Traditions & History e.      Ideas & Values 4.       Acquired as a product of action and conditions further action   6.       What are Zelinsky’s four themes that define the core of American culture and how does this contract with traditional Chinese culture?   7.       Define in detail the two processes of cultural evolution. (Specific & General)