Vocab U1

Question 1

Absolute location

Answer 1

Exact position of a place on earths surface coordinates (lat,long)

Question 2

Cultural landscape

Answer 2

The visible imprint of human activity on the landscape

Question 3

Cultural diffusion

Answer 3

Spread of cultural elements from one area to another

Question 4

GIS

Answer 4

Geo info system

Question 5

Globalization

Answer 5

Increased interconnectedness among countries driven by advances trade tech and communication

Question 6

Intervening obstacle

Question 7

Intervening opportunities

Question 8

Distance decay

Answer 8

The relationship between relations and distance in countries

Question 9

Toponyn

Answer 9

The name of a place

Question 11

Absolute Location

Answer 11

The exact position on the earths surface given by coordinate (long,lat)

Question 12

Cultural landscape

Answer 12

The visible imprint of human activity on the landscape

Question 13

Cultural diffusion

Answer 13

The spread of cultural elements from one area to another

Question 14

GIS

Answer 14

Geo info system

Question 15

Globalization

Answer 15

The process of interconnectedness amount countries driven by advances in trade,tech and communication

Question 16

Intervening obstacle

Question 17

Intervening opertunity

Question 19

Cultural landscape

Answer 19

Cultural landscape – The visible imprint of human activity and culture on the landscape. Think buildings, roads, farms — how humans have shaped the land

Question 20

Possibilism

Answer 20

Possibilism – The theory that the environment sets certain constraints, but culture is otherwise determined by social conditions and human choices. It’s kind of the opposite of environmental determinism.

Question 21

Functional region

Answer 21

Functional region – A region defined by a particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it. Think of a metro area with a central city and surrounding areas linked by commuting patterns (like a newspaper delivery area or a subway system reach).

Question 22

Time space compression

Answer 22

The idea that thanks to improvements and transportation have shrunk the world

Question 23

Assimilation

Answer 23

Assimilation –! It’s when a minority group or culture adopts traits of a dominant culture to the point that the original culture is lost. Happens a lot in migration contexts or colonization.

Question 24

Von Thünen Model

Answer 24

model of agricultural land use around a central city. It shows how transportation cost affects what gets grown where.

Question 25

Agglomeration

Answer 25

Agglomeration – This is the clustering of similar businesses in one area for mutual benefit.

Question 27

Land tenure

Answer 27

the legal rights people have to the land they live on or use.

Question 28

Urban sprawl

Answer 28

urban sprawl specifically refers to the uncontrolled or haphazard expansion of urban areas into surrounding rural land

Question 29

Neocolonialism

Answer 29

where powerful countries exert control over less developed countries, not through direct political control, but through economic, cultural, or political pressure

Question 31

Devolution

Answer 31

The process by which regions within a state gain political strength and autonomy at the expense of the central government