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4870039430Contagious diffusionRapid, widespread through population.0
4870046746cultural ecologyhuman-environmental relationship.1
4870049673cultural landscapefashioning of natural landscape.2
4870057305culturecustom beliefs, social reforms, and material traits that create distinct tradition.3
4870063673diffusionprocess of spread of a feature or trend.4
4870120303distance decayincreasing distance from its origin.5
4870129815environmental determinismstudy of geography in 19th and early 20th century. general laws are found in physical science. physical science caused human activities.6
4870143136expansion diffusionamongst people in snowballing process7
4870150697formal regionsregion where everyone share 1 or more characteristics8
4870154255functional regionarea organized around node or focal point9
4870158483globalizationactions or process that involve the whole world. makes worldwide into scope10
4870162610hearthregion where innovative ideas originate11
4870165203hierarchical diffusionfrom one key person or node of authority12
4870178877land of ordinance of 1785divided to townships to facilitate sale of land13
4870186545placespecific point on earth14
4870188375possibilismtheory that physical environment can set limits on human actions. people can adjust to physical environment15
4870195061regionarea distinguished by unique combination16
4870198909regional studiesrelationships among social and physical phenomena17
4870216255relocation diffusionthrough bodily movement18
4870218994remote sensingacquisition of data of earths surface from satellite on space19
4870225925sitephysical and cultural characteristics of a place20
4870228183situationlocation to place relative to another place21
4870231833space time compressionreduction in time taken to diffuse something a distant place. improve communications and transportation22
4870239672stimulus diffusionthrough underlying principle, even though a specific characteristic is rejected23
4870244300toponymname of portion of earths surface24
4870250233transnational corporationcompany conducts research, operate factories and sells products in many countries25
4870253933vernacular regionarea that people exists as part of cultural identity26

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