CBE review world geography

Spatial analysis

Tequnique applied to structures at the human scale

Spatial diffusion

Process by which an idea is transmitted between individuals and groups across space

Region

An area or division especially part of a country or the world

Columbian Exchange

The widespread transfer of plants animals culture human populations technology and ideas between the Americas and the old world in the 15th and 16 centuries related to Chris Columbus voyage

Atlantic trade

Slave trade across the Atlantic Ocean between the 16th and 19th centuries

Colonization

The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area

Formal region

An area that is designated by official boundaries these areas are publicly known and include cities towns states counties and countries

Functional region

An area that is under the influence of a central place

Perceptual region

An area defined by subjective perception is that reflect the feelings and images about key place characteristics

Tectonic forces

Rock structure and landforms which at the larger scale move the lithospheric plates also cause bending warping folding and fracturing of the earth crest

Lithosphere

The rigid outer part of the earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle

Atmosphere

The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet the atmosphere of

Hydrosphere

All the waters on the earths surface such as lakes and seas

Biosphere

The part of the earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms exist or that is capable of supporting life

Glaciation

And interval of time with in an ice age that is marked by colder temperatures in glacier advances

Continentality

A measure of the difference between continental and marine climates

El Niño

And regularly occurring complex series of climatic changes affecting the equatorial Pacific region

Convergence

a location where airflows or ocean currents meet, characteristically marked by upwelling (of air) or downwelling (of water).

Divergence

a place where airflows or ocean currents diverge, typically marked by downwelling (of air) or upwelling (of water).

Diffusion

the spreading of something more widely.

ANTHROPOLOGY

the dissemination of elements of culture to another region or people.

Nationalism

patriotic feeling, principles, or efforts.

Patriotism

the quality of being patriotic; vigorous support for one's country.

Multicultural societies

A Multicultural SocietyWhen several cultures exist within one society (multiculturalism), this is a situation that may evolve in many different ways

Culture conflict

Cultural conflict is a type of conflict that occurs when different cultural values and beliefs clash. It has been used to explain violence and crime.

Culture traits

any trait of human activity acquired in social life and transmitted by communication. Examples from the Web for culture trait Expand. Trait, culture trait (L)—any object or other evidence that is the result of human behavior or action.

Balkans

Also known as the Balkan Peninsula in eastern and south eastern area

Kashmir

Northern most geographical area of South Asia