APHUG unit one

Relative location 

A places location in relation to another place 

Absolute location

A locations exact coordinates

Time-Distance decay

When things get farther apart they interact less

Cartography

Drawing Maps

Cultural Taboo

A cultural norm that hinders certain aspects of a culture from being practiced

Remote Sensing

Data collected by satellite or aircraft

Cultural trait vs Cultural complex

Trait is an individual aspect of a culture while a complex is a combination of cultural traits 

Contagious Diffusion

When something spreads quickly through direct person to person contact

Carl Saur 

the cultural landscape is as a result of the natural environment and all the changes to it is as a result of particular cultures, cultures imprint on the land

Hierarchical diffusion

spread of an idea, trend, or innovation from someone or something in power to less influential people 

Expansion diffusion

The spread of a feature from one area to another in a snowballing process

Three types of Expansion diffusion 

Relocation, Stimulus, Contagious 

Stimulus diffusion

when something is not readily adopted by a receiving population, but later on as the result of some sort of stimulus, is adopted

Why don’t multinational corporations often locate their headquarters in developing countries?

Multinational corporations (MNCs) rarely locate their headquarters in developing countries due to the higher political, economic, and infrastructure-related risks and disadvantages compared to developed nations. While production and manufacturing facilities are often placed in developing countries to take advantage of lower labor costs, the central corporate functions that define an HQ require a more stable and reliable environment. 

Cultural Hearth

An area where cultural traits develop and from where they diffuse. IE: Oktoberfest is celebrated worldwide.

Independent Invention

When a trait is invented in multiple places without spreading from one to another. IE: Agriculture

space time compression

The reduction in time it takes for something to reach another place. Promotes rapid change and increased cultural diffusion. In the past, most forms of interaction among cultural groups required the physical movement of settlers, explorers, and plunderers from one location to another.

Globalization

Makes places the same, the force or process that results in making something worldwide in scope.

Rainfall regions

(anything near the equator), Amazon Basin, etc.

Formal region 

A geographical area inhabited by people who have one or more traits in common.

Functional region

A particular set of activities or interactions within it.

Perceptual/Vernacular region

an area defined by people's subjective feelings and shared cultural identity, rather than by objective, measurable criteria.