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Unit 1-3 Terms
Themes and concepts of geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The study of spatial distribution in order to determine causes and consequences | spatial analysis |
| the spatial pattern created by the location of any particular phenomenon | spatial distribution |
| the reduced variety among places caused by greater connectedness, globalization of commerce, and the spread of popular culture | placelessness |
| Regions based on objective, observable criteria | formal region |
| A central point from which functions/activities are coordinated. | node |
| A spatial pattern in which an attribute is strongest near the center and weakens as you go away from the center | core-periphery |
| An area that has been organized to function politically, socially, or economically as one unit | functional region |
| another name for a functional region | nodal region |
| a region defined by people's feelings and opinions rather than objective data | perceptual region |
| another name for perceptual regions | vernacular region |
| A pizza delivery area is this type of region | functional region |
| The space between two places | distance |
| The ease of reaching one area from another | accessibility |
| The quality of transportation and communication linkages between places. | connectivity |
| The total way of life shared by a group of people. | culture |
| One particular aspect of a culture | trait |
| The spread of ideas, innovations, and other cultural traits. | diffusion |
| Diffusion that involves the movement of people who bring cultural traits with them to a new place. | relocation diffusion |
| Diffusion in which a trait spreads in a wave-like pattern outward from its origin. | contagious diffusion |
| Diffusion in which a trait moves from one location to another without necessarily spreading to places between. | hierarchical diffusion |
| Reconstituted dried fish that is popular in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin. | Lutefisk |
| Diffusion in which the underlying idea of a trait is adopted but not the trait itself. | stimulus diffusion |
| A barrier that slows or weakens diffusion. | permeable barrier |
| A barrier that completely stops diffusion. | absorbing barrier |
| Term used to describe the increasing linkages among places on Earth | globalization |
| The belief that the physical environment is the dominant force in shaping culture. | environmental determinism |
| The idea that any environment offers a number of choices for a culture and that cultural heritage guides these choices. | possiblism |
| A view of humans as a part of nature. | organic |
| A view of humans separate from and having dominion over nature. | mechanistic |
| Term for the decrease in interaction among places as distance and/or the time it takes to travel that distance is increased | time-distance decay |
| term used to describe the impact of modern communications and transportation technology on cultural diffusion and interaction | time-space compression |
| Country in which the government's actions exemplify the concept of absorbing barriers. | North Korea |
| Islamic dietary restrictions prevent people from this country from eating pork, even though they eat a lot of other types of meat. | Kuwait |
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