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Human Geography Exam 1Geography - answer study of Earth's landscapes, peoples, places, and environments
Geo = earth and Graphs: "process of writing
or recording" or "a writing, recording, or description" - answer Geography root word and
origin
Large scale - answer small area with more detail
Small scale - answer large area with less detail
Location, place, movement, human-environment interactions, regions - answer5 major
themes in geography
Space - answer refers to an abstract location on a map
Place - answer defined by a unique set of physical and cultural attributes.
Formal, function, vernacular - answer3 types of regions
Mobility - answerCulture is the product of many innovations that spread from their point
of origin to cover a wider area.
Single point origin vs. multiple origin.
Globalization - answer1. An increasingly linked world focused on global relationships of
culture, people and
economic activity.
2. The development of an integrated system
driven by capitalistic free markets.
Cultural diffusion is rapid (fueled by media). Independent states are weakened. Cultural
homogenization is encouraged.
Nature culture - answerFocuses on the complex relationships between people and the
physical environment.
This is a two-way street:
People's cultural values, beliefs and practices impact the environment.
The environment influences cultural perceptions and practices.
Emergence of nature-culture from cultural ecology.
1. Environmental Determinism:
2.Possibilism:
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