Key Concepts in Geography and Cultural Studies

Culture Hearth

The region from which ideas originate.

Absolute Location

Position on the earth's surface suing latitude and longitude.

Relative Location

Approximate measurement of physical space between two spaces.

Pattison's Four Traditions

Earth Science, Locational, man-land, area-studies.

Five Themes Of Geography

Location, human/environmental interaction, region.

Perceptual Region

A place that people believe exists as a part of their cultural identity.

Functional Region

Nodal, area organized around a node or focal point.

Peters

Equal-area cylindrical, areas of equal size on the globe are also equally sized on the map.

Sequent Occupance

The notion that successive societies leave their Cultural imprints in place.

Cultural Diffusion

The process or spread of a feature or trend from one Place to another over time.

Hierarchal Diffusion

The spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority.

Migrant Diffusion

Spread of an idea through people.

Stimulus Diffusion

The spread of an underlying principle like PC and Apple competition.

Acculturation

Process of adopting only certain customs to their advantage.

Possibilism

The physical environment may limit people's actions, but they can adjust to their environment.

Cultural Ecology

The geographic study of the multiple interactions of human environmental relationships.

Holcene Epoch

Current interglaciation period extending from about 12,000 years ago.

Azimuthal

Map... directions form a central point are preserved, Usually have radial symmetry.

Mercator

Straight meridians and parallels that intersect at right angles.

Choropleth

Thematic place in which areas are shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurement of the Statistical variable being displayed.