Unit 1
A location on earth that is distinguished by its physical and human characteristics
Place
a climate with moderate temperatures and adequate precipitation amounts
Temperate climate
A building style that emerged as a reaction to "modern" designs, and values diversity in design
Postmodern Architecture
the right of a government to control and defend its territory and determine what happens within its borders
sovereignty
The shirt from foraging for food to farming about 11,000 years ago, marking the beginning of agriculture
First Agriculture Revolution
The relationships between living things and their environment
Ecological perspective
where people live in a geographic area
Population distribution
An established building style of different cultures, religions, and places
Traditional Architecture
a cultural entity made up of people who have forged a common identity through a shared language, religion, heritage, or ethnicity—often all four of these
Nation
The purposeful cultivation of plants or raising of animals to produce goods for survival
Agriculture
location of a place in relation to other places or its surrounding features
situation
the natural features of Earth’s surface
landforms
An area where cultural traits develop and from which cultural trait diffuse
Cultural Hearth
the study of the ways in which the world is organized as a reflection of the power different groups hold over territory
Political Geography
A tax or duty to be paid on a particular import or export
Tariff
Internalized representations of parents of earth's surface
Mental maps
spread out
dispersed
A system of spiritual beliefs that helps form cultural perceptions, attitudes, beliefs, and values
Religion
a politically organized and recognized territory composed of a group of people who consider themselves to be a nation
Nation-State
An area that has a similar climate patterns generally based on its latitude and its location on a coast or continental interior
Climate region
the place's absolute location, as well as its physical characteristics such as the landforms, climate, and resources.
Site
the long-term patterns of weather in a particular area
The process by which a cultural trait spreads from one place to another over time
diffusion
a politically organized independent territory with a government, defined borders, and a permanent population; a country
State
A crop produced mainly to be sold and usually exported to larger markets
Cash crops