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APHG de Blij Ch. 1
de Blij AP Human Geography Chapter 1 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Relocation Diffusion | movement of individuals who have already adopted and idea or innovation |
| Cultural Ecology | adaptation to and alteration of an environment |
| Posssibilism | possibility of something |
| Isotherms | lines connecting points of equal temperature valves |
| Environmental Determinism | human behavior that is strongly affected, controlled, or determined by their physical environment |
| Hierarchical Diffusion | when a hierth innovates |
| Contagious Diffusion | form of expansion diffusion in which individuals and places are affected |
| Expansion Diffusion | innovation or idea that develops in a hearth and remains strong while also spreading outward |
| Time-Distance Decay | the less likely an innovation is to be adopted due to time and distance |
| Cultural Barriers | certain innovations, ideas, or practices that are not acceptable or adoptable in particular cultures |
| Cultural Diffusion | expansion, relocation, hierarchical |
| Cultural Hearth | where cultural traits develop and form which the cultural traits diffuse |
| Culture Complex | combined culture trait |
| Culture Trait | characteristics of a culture ie.) Thai-American, Latin-American, etc... |
| Culture | shared traditions, habits, language, religion, beliefs |
| Perceptual Regions | understanding the nature and distribution in human geography (stereotyping a region) ie.) Northeast Region: cold, snow, etc... |
| Formal Region | a shared cultural or physical trait |
| Functional Region | a particular set of activities or interactions that occur within a region |
| Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | used to compare a variety of spatial data by creating digitized representations of the environment |
| Rescale | establish on a new scale |
| Remote Sensing | using technology that is a distance away from the place being studied |
| Human Geography | how humans interact on Earth |
| Medical Geography | finding the cause of a disease |
| Epidemic | regional spread of something ie.) swine flu |
| Pandemic | world wide spread of something ie.) aids |
| Diffusion | spread of innovation, idea, goods |
| Spatial Distribution | distribution in a certain space |
| Spatial | space |
| Physical Geography | study of physical characteristics on Earth |
| Globalization | process of interacting world wide |
| Cartography | art and science of making maps |
| Reference Map | map that shows locations of places and geographic features |
| Thematic Map | map that tells stories |
| Global Positioning System (GPS) | locate things on Earth with accuracy |
| Mental Maps | places we have been and heard of |
| Activity Spaces | places we travel routinely |
| Cultural Landscape | visible imprint of human activity on the land ie.) houses, buildings, etc... |
| Location Theory | seeking answers to a range of questions |
| Sense of Place | infusing a place with meaning and emotion |
| Spatial Perspective | and outlook on a space |
| 5 Themes | 1. Location 2. Place 3. Movement 4. Human-Environmental Interactions 5. Region |
| Repatriation | a refugee or group of refugees returning to their home country with assistance of a government or non-government organization |
| Regional Scale | interactions occurring within a region |
| Kinship Links | types of push or pull factors that influence a migrants decision to go where family or friends have already found success |
| Islands of Development | place built up by a government or corporation to attract foreign investment |
| Internally Displaced Persons | people who have been displaced within their own country |
| Immigration Wave | pattern of a chain migration building up one by one |
| Immigration Laws | laws and regulations designed to control immigration into a state or country |
| Guest Workers | legal immigrant with a work visa |
| Genocide | eliminate a whole or part of a national, ethical, racial, or religious group |
| Explorer | a person examining a region that is unknown to them |
| Asylum | shelter or protection |
| Quotas | limited amount of immigrants that can enter a country per years |
| Selective Immigration | choosing/allowing certain people based on their background |
| Migration | permanent change in residence |
| Nomadism | movement among a definite set of places; often cyclic movement |
| Transhumance | a seasonal periodic movement of pastoralists and their livestock between highland and lowland pastures |
| Pastoralists | person involved in a form of agricultural activity |
| Migrant Labor | people worldwide in search of employment and usually become immigrants |
| Remittances | money that migrants send to their family and friend back in their home country |
| Periodic Movement | temporary, recurrent relocation |
| Cyclic Movement | movement that is repeated annually or seasonally |
| Step Migration | progressive migration |
| Chain Migration | pattern of migration |
| Political Ecology | environmental consequences of dominant political-economic arrangement and understandings |
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