Here are the one-sentence definitions based on the AMSCO AP Human Geography textbook:
1. Culture: The shared practices, technologies, attitudes, and behaviors transmitted by a society.
2. Cultural traits: Specific customs or practices that are part of the everyday life of a particular culture.
3. Cultural complex: A combination of interrelated cultural traits within a society.
4. Culture hearths: Areas where cultures originated and from which innovations and ideas spread.
5. Diffuse: The spread of cultural elements from one area to another.
6. Taboos: Behaviors that are strongly discouraged by a culture.
7. Traditional culture: Customs and ways of life handed down from previous generations.
8. Folk culture: Traditionally practiced by small, homogeneous, rural groups living in relative isolation.
9. Indigenous culture: The cultural practices of native peoples, usually tied to a specific geographic area.
10. Globalization: The process of increased interconnectedness among countries, primarily in economic, cultural, and political realms.
11. Popular culture: Mainstream, widespread patterns among a society's population, often diffused via mass media.
12. Global culture: Cultural practices and norms that transcend national boundaries and are shared worldwide.
13. Cultural landscape: The visible imprint of human activity and culture on the landscape.
14. Artifacts: Physical objects made by a culture, representing its material aspect.
15. Material culture: The physical manifestations of human activities, such as tools, art, and structures.
16. Mentifacts: The ideas, values, and beliefs of a culture.
17. Nonmaterial culture: The intangible aspects of a culture, including beliefs, practices, and values.
18. Sociofacts: The structures and organizations of a society that influence social behavior.
19. Placelessness: The loss of uniqueness in a cultural landscape so that one place looks like the next.
20. Built environment: The human-made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity.
21. Traditional architecture: Structures that use local materials and have a historical style.
22. Postmodern architecture: A style that emerged in the late 20th century, blending historical and modern design elements.
23. Contemporary architecture: Innovative, often futuristic architectural designs built in the present era.
24. Ethnicity: A group's shared cultural identity, often connected to language, religion, and common ancestry.
25. Ethnic enclaves: Areas where a specific ethnic group dominates the population and culture.
26. Cultural regions: Geographic areas in which a particular culture or cultural traits predominate.
27. Cultural realms: Larger areas that share general cultural characteristics across many cultural regions.
28. Sacred place: A location deemed holy or spiritually significant by a particular culture or religion.
29. Diaspora: The dispersion of people from their original homeland, often due to forced migration.
30. Charter group: The first ethnic group to establish cultural norms in a particular area.
31. Ethnic islands: Small rural areas settled by a single, distinctive ethnic group.
32. Sequent occupancy: The theory that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place.
33. Neolocalism: The process of re-embracing the uniqueness and authenticity of a place in response to globalization.
34. Cultural patterns: The regular practices, beliefs, and norms that define a particular culture.
35. Culture hearth: The geographic origin of a cultural innovation or practice.
36. Ethnicity: A cultural identity tied to shared ancestry, language, and religion.
37. Nationality: The legal relationship and cultural connection between a person and their country.
38. Centripetal forces: Forces that unify a state or country, such as shared religion, language, or ethnicity.
39. Centrifugal forces: Forces that divide a state, including political, ethnic, or religious differences.
40. Sharia: Islamic law derived from the Quran and the teachings of Prophet Muhammad.
41. Blue laws: Laws that restrict certain activities on Sundays for religious reasons.
42. Fundamentalism: A strict adherence to basic principles of a religion or ideology.
43. Theocracies: Governments ruled by religious leaders or based on religious law.
44. Ethnocentrism: The belief in the superiority of one's own culture over others.
45. Cultural relativism: The practice of evaluating a culture by its own standards rather than judging it against another culture.
46. Cultural appropriation: The adoption of elements of one culture by members of another culture, often without permission.
47. Diffusion: The spread of ideas, beliefs, and cultural practices from one region to another.
48. Relocation diffusion: The spread of cultural traits through the physical movement of people.
49. Expansion diffusion: The spread of cultural traits outward from a central point, without the physical movement of people.
50. Contagious diffusion: The rapid and widespread diffusion of a cultural trait throughout a population.
51. Hierarchical diffusion: The spread of cultural traits from more influential or powerful places or people to others.
52. Reverse hierarchical diffusion: The spread of traits from lower-status groups or locations to higher-status ones.
53. Stimulus diffusion: When a culture adopts an idea or innovation from another culture but modifies it.
54. Imperialism: The policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
55. Colonialism: The practice of establishing political control over another country, often exploiting it economically.
56. Animism: The belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence.
57. Native speakers: Individuals who speak a language as their first language from childhood.
58. Lingua franca: A common language used for communication between speakers of different native languages.
59. Slang: Informal language often associated with specific groups or subcultures.
60. Pidgin language: A simplified language developed to facilitate communication between groups without a common language.
61. Creole language: A stable, fully developed language that originates from a mix of two or more languages.
62. Social constructs: Ideas or concepts that are created and accepted by society, such as gender roles or class systems.
63. Time-space convergence: The idea that the world feels smaller due to advances in communication and transportation.
64. Cultural convergence: The process where cultures become more alike due to shared technologies and organizational structures.
65. Cultural divergence: The process in which cultures become increasingly different over time.
66. Linguists: Scholars who study languages and their structure, history, and development.
67. Language tree: A model that shows the relationships between different languages from a common ancestor.
68. Indo-European language family: A large language family that includes many of the languages spoken in Europe and South Asia.
69. Romance languages: Languages that evolved from Latin, including Spanish, French, and Italian.
70. Isoglosses: Boundaries between different linguistic features or dialects.
71. Dialects: Variations of a language with distinct vocabulary, grammar, or pronunciation.
72. Adages: Short sayings that express general truths or pieces of wisdom.
73. Toponyms: Place names that often reflect cultural history and geography.
74. Official language: A language designated by a country for use in government and public affairs.
75. Homogeneous: A population with little cultural or ethnic diversity.
76. Adherents: People who follow or practice a particular religion or belief system.
77. Ethnic religions: Religions that are closely tied to a particular ethnic group and not seeking converts.
78. Universal religion: A religion that seeks to convert people regardless of their ethnic background or geography.
79. Hinduism: A major world religion originating in South Asia, characterized by belief in reincarnation and karma.
80. Polytheistic: The belief in or worship of multiple deities.
81. Monotheistic: The belief in or worship of one deity.
82. Karma: The belief that actions in this life affect a person's fate in future lives.
83. Caste system: A rigid social hierarchy in Hindu society, historically dividing people into classes.
84. Buddhism: A religion founded in India, focusing on personal spiritual development and the attainment of enlightenment.
85. Sikhism: A monotheistic religion founded in the Punjab region, promoting equality, justice, and devotion to one God.
86. Gurdwara: A Sikh place of worship.
87. Judaism: A monotheistic religion with origins in the Hebrew Bible, practiced by Jewish people.
88. Christianity: A monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ.
89. Islam: A monotheistic religion based on the Quran and the teachings of Prophet Muhammad.
90. Pilgrimage: A journey to a sacred place for religious purposes.
91. Homogenization: The process of making things uniform or similar, often in a cultural context.
92. Acculturation: The process of cultural change and adaptation resulting from contact between cultures.
93. Assimilation: The process by which a minority group adopts the cultural traits of the dominant group.
94. Syncretism: The blending of elements from different cultures or religions to form a
new cultural practice.
95. Glocalization: The adaptation of global products or ideas to fit local cultures and preferences.
96. Multiculturalism: A perspective that encourages the preservation of different cultures within a society.
97. Nativist: A person or policy favoring the interests of native-born inhabitants over those of immigrants.