AP human geography chapter 1, KI 3

Test Wednesday!!! (study this portion the most)

Force or process that involves the entire world and results in making something worldwide in scope.

globalization

Conducts research, operates factories, and sells products in many countries, not just where its headquarters and principal shareholders are located

transnational corporation

arrangement of a feature in space

distribution

extent of a feature’s spread over space

concentration

Third property of distribution; geometric arrangement of objects in space

pattern

Increasing gap in economic conditions between regions in the core and boundaries that results from the globalization of the economy

uneven development

The process by which a feature spreads across space from one place to another over time

diffusion

Place from which an innovation originates (the heart)

hearth

The farther you away from someone/something, the more likely you are to grow distance to that (disappear)

distance-decay

Describing the reduction in time it takes to reach a place

space-time compression

The process where a minority/immigrant group completely overtakes/adapts to a dominant part of their culture, the other traits are no longer relevant and loses its original cultural identity

assimilation

The process where a group changes their cultural traits/identities in a way the background/most of the culture is still kept the same as before

acculturation

Combination of two groups coming up with a new cultural feature

syncretism

Where something has originated from, specifically an innovation

hearth

The spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another

relocation diffusion

An idea, trend or anything else from people of higher power been spread and shared amongst people in smaller, less influential places/people

hierarchical diffusion

Rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic amongst a population

contagious diffusion

A part of culture shared amongst a group, yet it’s modified and changed to fit societal standards/beliefs

stimulus diffusion

Built around perception of a physiological trait, such as skin color

Be used to differ certain rights with just race alone

race

shared cultural identity that connects a group of people based on common background, language, traditions, religion, or ancestry

ethnicity