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What is the definition of Culture?
What is a Cultural Landscape?
A geographic area that includes cultural resources and natural resources associated with interactions between nature and human behavior.
What does Sequent-Occupance refer to?
The notion that successful societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape.
Who argued that cultural landscapes should be the focus of human geography?
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Who coined the term Sequent-Occupance?
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What is Irredenta?
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What does Irredentism refer to?
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What is the definition of Language?
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What is Franglais?
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What is a Culture Hearth?
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What defines a Civilization?
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What was the Cold War period?
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What is a Dialect?
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What does Colonialism involve?
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What is a Hegemonic Power?
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What does Balkanization refer to?
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Where is Mesopotamia located?
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What is Supranationalism?
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What defines Carrying Capacity?
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What does Cultural (Spatial) Diffusion entail?
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What is Expansion in terms of diffusion?
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Study Notes
Culture
- Defined by the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a specific group.
Cultural Landscape
- Encompasses geographical areas showcasing interactions between cultural and natural resources.
Sequent-Occupance
- Concept that successive societies imprint their culture on a place, influencing the cumulative cultural landscape.
Carl Sauer
- Advocate for focusing on cultural landscapes within human geography.
Derwent Whittlesey
- Credited with coining the term sequent-occupance.
Irredenta
- Refers to regions linked historically or ethnically to one country but governed by another.
Irredentism
- Policy aimed at cultural or political expansion for national groups residing in neighboring countries.
Language
- A system of communication using sounds and symbols.
Franglais
- Incorporates English terms into the French language, demonstrating linguistic borrowing.
Culture Hearth
- The origin point of a major culture.
Civilization
- Describes societies in advanced developmental stages.
Cold War (1945-1991)
- Era characterized by high nuclear tensions and confrontations between the USA and USSR following WWII.
Dialect
- The specific language and vocabulary associated with a particular group.
Colonialism
- Involves one hegemonic power establishing settlements and imposing its cultural and economic systems in another country.
Hegemonic Power
- A dominant entity exerting control over others.
Imperialism
- Policy focused on extending authority and governance over other nations.
Balkanization
- The division of a region into smaller, often hostile, states or regions.
Ideograms
- Characters that convey meanings without indicating their phonetic sounds, as found in languages like Chinese and Korean.
Mesopotamia
- Historical region known for multiple ancient civilizations in present-day Iraq.
Mesoamerica
- Historical area of several ancient civilizations located in modern-day Mexico and Central America.
Ottoman Empire
- A Muslim empire that dominated southeastern Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa from the 16th to the 18th centuries.
Supranationalism
- Approach to decision-making within multinational political communities.
Carrying Capacity
- The maximum population size that an environment can support sustainably.
Cultural (Spatial) Diffusion
- The dissemination of ideas, knowledge, or innovations from their point of origin to new cultural areas.
Expansion Diffusion
- Innovation remains robust in its source area while spreading outward.
Contagious Diffusion
- Affects nearly all adjacent individuals.
Hierarchical Diffusion
- The main diffusion channel originates from a significant segment of the population.
Stimulus Diffusion
- An idea is not immediately adopted but does influence further developments.
Relocation Diffusion
- Involves the physical movement of individuals who carry ideas to new areas.
Migrant Diffusion
- The idea loses potency at the origin site during its spread.
Acculturation
- One culture significantly alters due to interaction with another, representing a one-way cultural transfer.
Transculturation
- Mutual cultural exchange of traits between closely interacting societies.
Syncretism
- The creation of a new culture resulting from the merging of two distinct cultures.
Time-Distance Decay
- The likelihood of innovation adoption diminishes with increased distance from its origin and time elapsed.
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