concentrates on patterns of human activity and on their relationships with the environment.
the regional position or situation of a place relative to the position of other places
image or picture of the way space is organized as determined by an individual's perception, impression, and knowledge of that space
functional (nodal) region
a region defined by the particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it
A method of collecting data or information through the use of instruments that are physically distant from the area or object of study.
geographic information systems
A collection of computer hardware and software that permits spatial data to be collected, recorded, stored, retrieved, manipulated, analyzed, and displayed to the user.
The spread of an innovation or an idea through a population in an area in such a way that the number of those influenced grows continuously larger, resulting in an expanding area of dissemination.
The spread of a feature or trend through bodily movement of people from one place to another.
the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another
the process through which people loose differentiating traits,such as dress ,speech particularites or mannerisms,when they come into contact with another society or culture
cultural borrowing that occurs when different cultures of approximately equal complexity and technological level come into close contact
The spread of a feature or trend from one key person or node of authority or power to other persons or places.
The spread of an underlying principle, even though a specific characteristic is rejected.
the term for a trait with many cultural hearths that developed independent of each other
the view that the natural environment has a controlling influence over various aspects of human life including cultural development
The theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives.
the sum total of the knowledge, attituded,and habitual behavior patterns shared or transmitted by the members of the society.
A related set of culture traits, such as prevailing dress codes and cooking and eating utensils.
the grouping of certain complexes such as, ethnicity, language, religion and other cultural elements
the notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape
Culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups.
Culture found in a large, heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics.