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6830774283rust belt0
6830821778sun belt1
6830827414church2
6830829885jewish templeflat, plain, relatively simple structures3
6830834489buddhist temple4
6830839094hindu temple5
6830844163muslim mosque6
6830949531New England salt box7
6830952753Charlseton single house8
6830957851deep south shotgun9
6830967304mid-atlantic10
6830975384tidewater south11
6831438443environmental determinismthe idea that our environment influences and controls our actions, lifetstyle, and culture12
6831442572secularisma strong movement away from all religions by a state13
6831442573syncretismthe birth of a new culture trait from blending two or more cultural traits14
6837346345remote sensingthe process of detecting the nature of an area from a distance, ex. satellites/GPS15
6837351075place utilitythe person's satisfaction or dissatisfaction with a place16
6837365649friction of distancethe farther away two places are, the more energy is expended trying to maintain some communication between them17
6837367806distance-decayas distance increases/decreases spatial interactions between two areas will decrease/increase18
6837383718globalizationthe increasing interconnection of all regions in the world through politics, communication, transportation, marketing, manufacturing, etc.19
6837392052cultural landscapethe unique landscape made up of all parts of a culture (material and nonmaterial)20
6837397965sequent occupancethe concept that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cultural landscape21
6837400102vernacular regionspopular regions named for the way people perceive them, people believe the place exists as part of their cultural identity22
6837402262built environmentthe material culture of an environment23
6837404143irredentisma situation where an ethnic group supports and seeks to reunite with its ethnic population in a neighboring country24
6837408239federal satea type of government that gives local political units within a country a measure of power25
6837425801unitary statea type of government that allocates most of the power to a strong central government26
6837427666confederationa loose association of states organized for the purpose of retaining cohesion, ex. USSR27
6837430214mentifacts vs sociofactsmenti: language, religion, artistic pursuits, folk stories, myths, etc. socio: educational and political institutions, religious organizations, etc.28
6837440963vertical integratoncontracts between farmer and producer in agricultural industry29
6837442514conservation agriculturea new of farming based on optimizing crop yields and profits without depleting soil, encouraging erosion, and harming the environment30
6837448179developmentalismthe notion that every country and region will eventually make economic progress towards a high level of mass consumption if they only compete to the best of their ability within the world's economy31
6837453262neocolonialsmthe periphery's continued dependency on the core even though they are no longer colonies32
6837465923footlooseproduction of something that requires minimal transport costs33
6837467812creative destructionthe reinvestment of funds in new, profitable ventures and regions that once were used to fun older, less profitable ventures and regions34
6837473290offshoringthe practice of shifting production of a product to a 3rd party, sending service sector and production to work in other countries (where cheap labor)35
6837476645outsourcingthe production of goods and parts abroad for the sale in one's own country36
6837479731multiplier effectprovides insight as to how many non-basic jobs are created by one basic job37
6837481426urban sprawlthe uncontrolled expansion of urban areas38
6837481769urban renewalthe process of identifying properties in inner-city neighborhoods that are then acquired, cleared of residents and structures, and then handed over to private investors or public agencies for construction of parks, schools, or new housing39
6837512143annexationlegally adding land area to a city in the US40
6837513557apartheidlaws (no longer in effect) in South Africa that physically separated different races into different geographic areas41
6837516846blockbustingreal estate agents convince white property owners to sell their homes at low prices in fear of black families moving into the neighborhood42
6837525593cosmogonya set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of place the universe43
6837528839economic basea community's collection of basic industries44
6837532704enclosure movementconsolidating small land holdings into a smaller number of larger farms in England during the 1700s45
6837535872fundamentalismliteral interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion46
6837538503greenhouse effectanticipated increase in Earth's temperature, caused by CO2 (from fossil fuels) trapping some of the radiation emitted by the surface47
6837544122isoglossa boundary that separates regions in which different language usage predominates48
6837547855possibilismtheory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives49
6837562158share croppera person who works fields rented from a landowner and pays the rent and repays the loan by turning over to the landowner a share of the cropse50
6837577288sprawldevelopment of new housing sites at relatively low density and at locations that are not contiguous to the existing built up area51
6837583541zoning ordinancea law that limits the permitted uses of land and maximum density of development in a community52

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