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10560497026contagious diffusionThe rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population.0
10560499892cultural ecologythe study of human adaptations to social and physical environments1
10560508135cultural landscapecultural properties that represent the combined works of nature and of man2
10560511479diffusionThe process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time3
10560519620ecologythe branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.4
10560525267enviromental determinismthe study of how the physical environment predisposes societies and states towards particular development trajectories.5
10560527072Expansion Determinismstudy of how the physical environment predisposes societies and states towards particular development trajectories.6
10560557711Expansion DiffusionThe spread of a feature or trend among people from one area to another in a snowballing process.7
10560563252formal regiongovernment or other structures, such as cities, states, and mountain ranges8
10560569959Functional Regiona central place and the surrounding territory linked to it9
10560571785Global Positioning System (GPS)Satellite-based system for determining the absolute location of places or geographic features.10
10560574953hearthpoint of origin11
10560579658hierachical diffusionThe spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to other persons or places12
10560581556housing bubblea rapid increase in the value of houses followed by a sharp decline in their value13
10560584701International Date Linethe line of longitude that marks where each new day begins, centered on the 180th meridian14
10560591280PossibilismThe theory 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 alternatives.15
10560594085relocation diffusionthe spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another16
10560599203space-time compressionThe reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place, as a result of improved communications and transportation systems17
10560621815Stimulus Diffusiona form of diffusion in which a cultural adaptation is created as a result of the introduction of a cultural trait from another place18
10560628157Transnational CorporationA firm that conducts business in at least two separate countries; also known as multinational corporations.19
10560631891vernacular regionan area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity20
10560638441biospherepart of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere21
10560647306concentrationgeographic location of a specific cluster or clense group22

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