Questions and Answers
What is the definition of Time-Distance Decay?
What does Cultural Barrier mean?
Prevailing cultural attitude rendering certain innovations unacceptable.
Define Expansion Diffusion.
Expansion of an idea that continually influences more people.
What is Contagious Diffusion?
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Explain Hierarchical Diffusion.
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What is Stimulus Diffusion?
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Define Relocation Diffusion.
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What does Geographic Concept refer to?
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Describe Environmental Determinism.
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What is Isotherm?
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Explain Possibilism.
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Define Cultural Ecology.
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What is Political Ecology?
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Study Notes
Time-Distance Decay
- Refers to the diminishing acceptance of an idea or innovation as it moves away from its origin over time.
Cultural Barrier
- Cultural attitudes that create obstacles for the acceptance of certain innovations, ideas, or practices within specific societies.
Expansion Diffusion
- Involves the growth of an idea where the number of individuals influenced increases continuously, enhancing its spread.
Contagious Diffusion
- Characterized by the person-to-person transfer of ideas, resulting in a distance-dependent spread.
Hierarchical Diffusion
- Diffusion pattern where ideas or innovations first reach the most connected individuals or locations before spreading downward.
Stimulus Diffusion
- A process where the introduction of a cultural trait from another place leads to the development of a cultural adaptation.
Relocation Diffusion
- Occurs when innovations are transmitted through the movement of a population, bringing new ideas to different geographical locations.
Geographic Concept
- Represents ways geographers analyze spatial relationships to address various research inquiries.
Environmental Determinism
- The perspective that emphasizes natural environmental factors as dominant influences over human behaviors and cultural practices.
Isotherm
- Lines drawn on maps that depict areas with the same temperature, aiding in understanding climatic conditions.
Possibilism
- Challenges environmental determinism, positing that human decision-making plays a pivotal role in cultural evolution, rather than environmental constraints.
Cultural Ecology
- Examines the dynamic interactions and relationships between societies and their natural environments, emphasizing mutual influence.
Political Ecology
- A framework analyzing the connections between environmental issues and the political and socioeconomic contexts that shape them, exploring how such issues reflect societal power dynamics.
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