cultural diffusion correct answers The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another. In the USA, most trend start in L.A. or New York
environmental determinism correct answers The simplistic belief that human events can be explained entirely as the result of the effects ...
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cultural diffusion correct answers The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one
people to another. In the USA, most trend start in L.A. or New York
environmental determinism correct answers The simplistic belief that human events can be
explained entirely as the result of the effects of the physical environment.
cultural ecology correct answers the study of the ways societies adapt to environment
possibilism correct answers The theory that the physical environment itself will neither suggest
nor determine what people will attempt. but it may limit what people can profitably achieve
folk culture correct answers a culture that is handed down and preserves traditions
popular culture correct answers the culture of people who embrace innovation and conform to
changing norms (ie. Ugg boots)
culture groups correct answers the beliefs, customs, practices and social behavior of a particular
nation or people
ethnic groups correct answers a minority that speaks a different language or follows different
customs than the majority of people in a country
ethnic enclaves correct answers A relatively small area occupied by a distinct culture or
ethnicity, which largely result from chain migration ("Little Italy" or "Chinatown")
culture region correct answers the region throughout which a culture prevails
Green Revolution correct answers Rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology starting in
about 1950, especially new high-yield seeds and fertilizer. Because of Green Revolution,
agricultural productivity at a global scale has increased faster than the population.
subsistence agriculture correct answers Agriculture designed primarily to provide food for direct
consumption by the farmer and the farmer's family
commercial agriculture correct answers Agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products
for sale off the farm.
swidden correct answers Land that is prepared for agriculture by using the slash-and-burn
method.
value added by manufacturing correct answers the difference between the value of a raw material
and the value of a product manufactured from that raw material. adding value to raw materials
produces wealth
, genetically modified (GM) correct answers An organism that has had new genes introduced to its
original genetic make-up through Genetic Engineering.
hinterland correct answers the service area of a city; larger cities have a larger hinterland
incorporation correct answers the process of defining a city territory and establishing a
government
primate city correct answers A city that is 2.5X the size of the next largest city. Usually the
contains a major university, newspaper and is the capitol.
urbanization correct answers the movement of people from rural areas to cities
urban geography correct answers the study of how people use space in cities - patterns,
demographics, internal structures, site & situation (relative location) of cities
central place theory correct answers a model of the distribution of cities across an isotropic plain
central business district correct answers CBD, the traditional core of the city where office
buildings and retail shops tend to be concentrated (look for tallest buildings); value of land
decreases as you get farther from the CBD
concentric zone model correct answers model depicts urban land usage in concentric rings; CBD
in the middle of the model then factory, transition zone, working class, residential, commuter
sector model correct answers A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups
are arranged around a series of sectors, or wedges, radiating out from the central business district
(CBD).
multiple nuclei model correct answers A model of the internal structure of cities in which social
groups are arranged around a collection of nodes of activities (multiple downtowns).
peripheral sector model correct answers ...
segregation correct answers the separation or isolation of a race, class, or group
zoning correct answers dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes
such as residence and business and manufacturing etc
eminent domain correct answers the right of the state to take private property for public use
MSA correct answers (Metropolitan Statistical Area) Cities with at least 50,000 people and all
the counties around the city depend upon it.
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