A cultural system consists of three functional areas:

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The three functional areas of a cultural system are ecology (the relationship between the environment and people's livelihoods), social structure (the social organization and hierarchy of a culture), and ideology (the beliefs, values, and worldview of a culture). Option D includes all three functional areas, making it the best choice. Option A includes ecology and ideology, but not social structure. Option B includes social structure and partisanship (a political term), but not ecology or ideology. Option C includes ideology and social structure, but only includes environment rather than the broader concept of ecology.

A Cultural System Consists of Three Functional Areas