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| 84222806 | Human geography | The study of humans and their cultures, activities, landscapes, religions, and customs | |
| 84222807 | Physical geography | studies mountains, glaciers, coastlines, climates, soil, plants and animals. | |
| 84222808 | Absolute location | location in relation to a neutral, agreed-upon frame of reference | |
| 84222809 | Relative location | relative to other humans and physical features on the landscape | |
| 84222810 | Spatial perspective | the way of looking at the world's and the earth's layout | |
| 84222811 | Map | an incredibly powerful geographic tool; are used to wage war, to make political propaganda, to solve medical problems, and to locate shopping centers | |
| 84222812 | Mental map | a map created in the mind | |
| 84222813 | Distribution | the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning | |
| 84222814 | Pattern | way places and things are laid out, organized, and arranged on the surface of the earth. | |
| 84222815 | Formal region | homogeneous region; defined as cultural criteria. ex-a desert basin marked by severe aridity, sandy surface, and steep surrounding mountain slopes. | |
| 84222816 | Functional region | product of interaction, movement of various kinds. ex- a city has a surrounding region within workers commute everywhere | |
| 84222817 | Perceptual region | in the minds of people | |
| 84222818 | Remote sensing | important geographic technique; (data collected by satellites and aircraft)-to reveal both physical changes;ex-flooding Mississippi river and changes due more to human activity;ex-deforestation in the Brazilian amazon | |
| 84222819 | Geographic Information Systems | allows geographers to combine layers of spatial data in a computerized environment , creating maps in which patterns and processes are superimposed. | |
| 84222820 | Diffusion | the spread of ideas or knowledge from their origins to areas where they are adopted. | |
| 84222821 | Expansion diffusion | an innovation or idea develops in a source area and remains strong there while also spreading outward. | |
| 84222822 | Relocation diffusion | involves the actual movement of individuals who have already adopted the idea or innovation. | |
| 84222823 | Acculturation | when one culture comes dominate of another; in the process the less dominant culture adopts elements of the cultural practices and idea of the dominant culture. | |
| 84222824 | Assimilation | the adoption of cultural elements from the dominant culture can be so complete that the two cultures become indistinguishable. | |
| 84222825 | Transculturation | contact between cultures that are more nearly equal in numbers, strength, and complexity; in which both cultures function as sources and adopters. | |
| 84222826 | Contagious diffusion | ex-The spread of Islam an idea occurs and other people adapt it. | |
| 84222827 | Hierarchical diffusion | becomes a leapfrog effect.(some adapt while others don't) ex- Elvis Presley(some like him others don't) | |
| 84222828 | Stimulus diffusion | Ideas may not be adopted but may result in local experimentation ex-McDonald's veggie burgers in India | |
| 84222829 | Independent invention | A place creates an idea of something and another place creates the same idea but in a different place and time ex- The pyramids | |
| 84222830 | Environmental determinism | human behavior, individually and collectively, is strongly affected by-even controlled or determined by0the physical environment | |
| 84222831 | Possibilism | states that humans make their own decisions and not the environmental forces around them. | |
| 84222832 | Culture | the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors shared and transmitted by member of a society. | |
| 84222833 | Cultural diffusion | the spread of an idea from its hearth to other cultures ex-McDonald's has spread throughout the world | |
| 84222834 | Cultural landscape | how humans changed the landscape over time so their culture could use it for many resources. Cultural Landscape is divided into three types: 1. A landscape formed and created by man 2. An organically evolving landscape that is also shaped by man 3. A landscape that has natural elements which have artistic or religious significance to the culture it's located near. | |
| 84222835 | Culture hearth | the main area where a culture originated | |
| 84222836 | Culture trait | a single attribute of a culture; including modes of dress, building styles, farms and fields, and others | |
| 84222837 | Culture complex | Two cultures display the same trait but use it differently ex-cattle across cultures | |
| 84222838 | Culture realm | an assemblage of culture; the most highly generalized regionalization of culture and geography | |
| 84222839 | Culture region | area within which a particular culture system prevail ex-Native Americans | |
| 84222840 | Culture system | Includes traits, territory, and shared history Ex-Puerto Ricans and Mexicans | |
| 84222841 | Sequent occupance | when a culture/group moves into an area and leaves its impact on the area | |
| 84222842 | Folk culture | cultures that have maintained their traditions, often isolated, slow to change | |
| 84222843 | Popular culture | Non-traditional industrialized cultures, constantly changing | |
| 84222844 | Commodification | involves taking something that previously was accepted as an object and trading it in the market. ex-Back in day we grew food; then ate it Now in the day we grow food; then we sell it |
