HUG vocab unit 1 Flashcards
Globalization
actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something world wide in scope
place
specific point on earth distinguished by a particular characteristic
scale
relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole
space
physical gap/interval between two objects
connection
relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space
site
physical character of a place
situation
location of a place relative to others
cultural landscape
an approach to geography that emphasizes the relationships among social and physical phenomena in a particular study area
formal region
an area where everyone shares one or more distinctive characteristics
functional/nodal region
an area organized around a node or focal point
vernacular/perceptual region
an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity
culture
body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that together constitutes the distinct tradition of a group of people
hearth
place where innovation originates
relocation diffusion
spread of idea from physical movement from one place to another
expansion diffusion
spread of feature from one place to another in additive process
hierarchical diffusion
spread of idea from person of power to other people or places
contagious diffusion
people near point of origin become adopters of cultural trait
stimulus diffusion
spread of underlying principle although characteristic apparently fails to diffuse
spatial
how something is laid out, space on earth’s surface
acculturation
cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture.
assimilation
process group’s cultural features altered to resemble another group’s features
distance decay
diminished importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from it’s origin
space-time compression
reduction in time to diffuse something to a distant place because of better communication and transportation
sustainability
use of Earth’s resources in ways that ensure availability in the future
possiblism
explain relationships between human activities and physical environment (people control culture)
environmental determinism
study of geography that argued general laws sought by human geographers could be found in physical science
cultural diffusion
spread of different aspects of one culture to different groups
cultural barrier
prevailing cultural attitude rendering certain innovations unacceptable in that particular culture
landscape
visible features of an area, natural elements and human made structures
