Cultural Geography and Migration Concepts

This set of flashcards covers key vocabulary and concepts related to cultural geography, migration, and demographic changes, useful for exam preparation.

Habit

A repetitive act performed by an individual.

Custom

Frequent repetition of an act until it becomes characteristic of a group of people.

Taboo

A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom.

Material Culture

Physical objects, resources, and spaces that people use to define their culture, including art, music, literature, clothing, houses, and technology.

Nonmaterial Culture

The intangible aspects of culture, such as values, norms, and beliefs.

Neolocalism

The practice of seeking out the regional culture and reinvigorating it in response to modern world's uncertainties.

Commodification

The process of transforming something that was not previously bought or sold into a product that can be traded in the market.

Malware

Hostile software designed to cause intentional harm.

Ransomware

A type of malware that encrypts a victim's files and demands a ransom to decrypt them.

Cyber espionage

Use of a virus to observe and destroy data in a government system.

Relocation Diffusion

Cultural diffusion that occurs through the physical movement of people.

Push Factor

A condition that drives people to leave their home country.

Pull Factor

A condition that attracts people to a new location.

Refugee

A person forced to flee their home country due to persecution.

Asylum Seeker

A person seeking protection in another country due to fear of persecution.

Demographic Transition

A model that describes changes in population growth rates as a country develops.

Epidemic

Widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a specific time.

Pandemic

An epidemic occurring over a wide geographic area affecting a high proportion of the population.

Cultural Appropriation

The adoption of elements of one culture by members of another culture.

Ecosystem

A community of living organisms and their interactions with the abiotic environment.

Sustainability

Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.