AP Human Geography Flashcards

The study of physical features of the Earth's surface.

The exact position of a place on the Earth's surface.

<p>The location of something in relation to something else.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The way geographers look at everything in relation to space.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A 2D model of the Earth or a portion of its surface.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A map which represents the perceptions and knowledge a person has of an area.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The frequency or occurrence of something.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A consistent or characteristic arrangement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A region marked by uniformity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A group of places linked together by some function's influence on them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A region defined by people's beliefs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A technique of obtaining information about objects through the study of data collected by special instruments that are not in physical contact with the objects being analyzed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A computer program that stores geographic data and produces maps to show those data.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The spread of a culture element or some other phenomena.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A form of diffusion in which the cultural component spreads outward to new places while remaining strong in its original hearth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A form of diffusion that involves the actual movement of the original adopters from their point of origin to a new place.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Occurs when the 'weaker' of two cultures adopts traits from the more dominant culture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In cultural convergence, this occurs when the original traits of the weaker culture are completely erased and replaced by the traits of the more dominant culture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Occurs when two cultures of just about equal power or influence meet and exchange ideas or traits without the domination seen in acculturation and assimilation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A form of expansion diffusion in which numerous places or people near the point of origin become adopters.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Occurs when the diffusion innovation or concept spreads from a place or person of power or high susceptibility to another in a leveled pattern.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In which many hearths invent similar innovations without knowing about each other.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The idea that human behavior is controlled by the physical environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The idea that the natural environment places limits on the set of choices available to people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The sum total of the knowledge, attitudes, and habitual behavior patterns shared and transmitted by the members of society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The spread of culture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Tangible result of a human group's interaction with its environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Area where innovations in culture began and from which such cultural elements spread.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A single piece of a culture's traditions and practices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A unique combination of culture traits for a particular culture group.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A cluster of regions in which related culture systems prevail.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A region within which common culture characteristics prevail.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Collection of culture complexes that shape a group's common identity.</p> Signup and view all the answers