Unit 1
the place's absolute location, as well as its physical characteristics such as the landforms, climate, and resources.
Site
where people live in a geographic area
population distribution
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
The purposeful cultivation of plants or raising of animalsd to produce goods for survival
Agriculture
Internalized representations of parents of earth's surface
Mental maps
spread out
dispersed
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
An area that has a similar climate patterns generally based on its latitude and its location on a coast or contienental interion
Climate region
The relationships between living things and their enviornment
Ecological perspective
the long-term patterns of weather in a particular area
climate
A system of spirital beliefs that helps form cultural perceptians, attitudes, belifs, and values
Religion
the right of a government to control and defend its territory and determine what happens within its borders
sovereignty
A crop produced mainly to be sold and usually experted to larger markets
cash crop
location of a place in relation to other places or its surrounding features
situation
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
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
A tax or duty to be paid on a particular import or export
Tariff
A location on earth that is distinguished by its physical and human characteristics
Place
the natural features of Earth’s surface
landforms
An established building style of differnt cultures, religions, and places
Traditional architecture
a politically organized and recognized territory composed of a group of people who consider themselves to be a nation
nation-state
The shirt from foraging for food to farming about 11,000 years ago, marking the beginning of agriculture
First agricultural revolution