Unit 1
the study of processes that shaped how humans use and alter Earth.
Human geography
Where people live
Population distribution
beliefs, values, practices, behaviors, and technologies shared by a society and passed down to generations.
Culture
a country, which is a political unit (formal region).
State
an area’s land features
Topography
the farther away one thing is from another, the less interaction the two things will have
Distance Decay
the long-term patterns of weather in a particular area
Climate
original behaviors, beliefs, and practices passed down to generations.
Traditional Culture
Ethnic group (people only). Nations can exist without states.
Nation
an agricultural practice with little investment in labor and capital that results in relatively low outputs
Extensive agriculture
the relationships between living things and their environments
Ecological Perspective
the total number of people per unit area of land
Arithmetic Density
structures and organizations that influence social behavior–government, schools, family roles
Sociofact
A state (country) made up almost of only one ethnic group or nation.
Nation State
agricultural practice that focuses on producing crops and raising animals for the market for others to purchase
Commercial Agriculture
the idea that human behavior is strongly affected by the physical environment
Enviornmental Determinsim
land that can be used to grow crops
Arable land
the shared behaviors that guide the behavior of a group of people.
Cultural Norms
A state that has many nations that are legally separated in their borders.
Multinational State
the relationships between land value, commercial location, and transportation using a slope to determine land cost
Bid-rent theory
the way modern technology has allowed humans to travel and communicate over long distances quicker and easier
Time-Space Compression
the total number of people per unit of arable land
Physiological Density
the central, enduring elements that reflect its shared ideas, values, knowledge, and beliefs
Mentifacts
The ability to stand alone politically and economically and be recognized as independent.
Sovereignty
the central location where the majority of consumer services are located in a city because the location attracts them
CBD