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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">culture areas</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>cultural landscapes by function</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>areas, culture</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>cultural areas</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>culture area</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>culture provinces</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>ethno-geographic areas</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ In anthropology, geography, and other social sciences, contiguous geographic areas within which most societies share many traits in common. ]]></note></mads>