Geography REVIEW 1

Question 1

Human Geography

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A branch of geography centered on the study of people, places, spatial variation in human activities, and human-environment interactions.

Question 2

culture: what people care about

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beliefs & practices (dietary customs, religious beliefs, styles of dress) held in common by a group of people

Question 3

cultural groups

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shares certain traits or elements of culture (language, religion, ethnicity)

Question 4

Geography

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Study of Earth as the home of humankind, Study of places & the relationships between people & their environments, or analysis of anything across earth’s space

Question 5

Physical Geography

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branch of geography centered on the study of Earth, environment, & human-environment interactions.

Question 6

cultural landscape

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the visible imprint of human activity and culture on the landscape

Question 7

sequent occupance

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shows layers of history in the cultural landscape

Question 8

Nature

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physical environment; external to people & does not include them

Question 9

Nature-Culture dualism = opposition

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idea that people are superior to nature & those who are close to nature were viewed as inferior

Question 10

environmental determinism

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position that natural factors control the development of human physiological & mental qualities

Question 11

environmental determinism rejected because:

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Over-simplistic cause/effect relationship
* Similar natural settings do not produce the same cultural practices or human behavior
* Contributes to ethnocentricviews of sociocultural differences

Question 12

Possibilism

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view that people use their creativity to decide how to respond to the conditions or constraints of a particular natural environment

Question 13

Reactions against Environmental Determinism

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• Humans are modifiers of the earth
• humans mold their environments
• natural landscapes become cultural landscapes due to human activities

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Earth as a dynamic, integrated system: people are intricately connected w/the natural world

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• Earth functions as a system made up of diverse components that interact in complex ways
• Earth is constantly changing as a result of natural & human-induced events (Anthropocene)

Question 15

Spatial Diffusion

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movement of a phenomenon, such as an innovation, information, or an epidemic, across space and over time

Question 16

relocation diffusion

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Spread occurs through physical movement of people from one place to another

Question 17

Contagious Diffusion

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• When a phenomenon(ex. common cold),spreads randomly from one person to another
• From hearth (place of origin) to nearby places

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Hierarchical Diffusion

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-Spreads from most important places to the next most important places
-Occurs in a top-down or rank-order manner

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Stimulus Diffusion

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• When the spread of an idea, a practice, or other phenomenon prompts a new idea or innovation.
• the spread of an underlying concept even though the new group changes or”remixes” the idea

Question 20

barriers to diffusion

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-physical: (mountains, water)
-political: closed border
-culture: alcohol restrictions, food restrictions, birth control
-economics: developing countries; developed countries

Question 21

Local Culture

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practices, attitudes, & preferences held in common by the members of a community in a particular place

Question 22

Local culture characteristics:

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• Anonymous origins; develops over time
• Stable &small
• Homogenous in customs, ethnicity
• Often rural areas
• Clustered distribution: isolation/lack of interaction= Uniqueness
• Tradition is huge; resistant to change
• Closely connected to the physical environment

Question 23

Diffusion of local culture

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• diffuses slowly, primarily through migration,contagious & relocation diffusion, & at a small scale
• Passed down through generations, local festivals, storytelling

Question 24

Pop Culture

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practices, attitudes, & preferences held in common by large #s of people & considered to be mainstream

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Pop Culture Characteristics:

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• Heterogeneous groups
• Share common: habits, music, entertainment, fashion, values
• Despite differences in places, ethnicity, & level of wealth

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Diffusion of pop culture

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• diffuses rapidly, via hierarchical diffusion, & over a large scale
• TV, Internet, radio, etc.

Question 27

Subculture

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A distinct cultural group that exists as an identifiable segment within a larger, more complex society

Question 28

Spatial Interaction

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the connections & relations that develop among places & regions as a result of the movement or flow of people, goods, or information

Question 29

Complementarity

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exists when one place or region can supply the demand for resources or goods in another place or region

Question 30

Transferability

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The cost of moving a good & the ability of the good to withstand that cost

Question 31

Friction of distance

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way that distance can impede movement or interaction between places

Question 32

Distance Decay: Tobler’s First Law of Geography

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Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things.

Question 33

Shorter distance =
Longer distance =

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More interaction
Less interaction

Question 34

Time-space convergence

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reduces friction of distance* perceived difference, not actual distance on land

Question 35

Intervening opportunities

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different location that can provide a good more economically