commodification
the process though which something is given monetary value
folk culture
Culture traditionally practiced by a small homogeneous group living in relative isolation from other groups
global-local continuum
the notion that what happens at the global scale has a direct effect on what happens at the local scale
hybridity
the product of cultural mixing, especially new, transcultural forms that emerge between indigenous and colonial cultures in the contact zone brought about by colonization
popular culture
Culture found in a large, heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics
postmodern
Having to do with a movement in art, architecture, or literature that is a reaction against modernism and that calls for the reintroduction of traditional elements and techniques as well as elements from popular culture
syncretism
the union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy)
absolute location
exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates
area
a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function
boundary
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
diffusion
the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another
distribution
Determining the best ways for customers to locate, obtain, and use the products and services of an organization
environmental geography
The intersection between human and physical geography, which explores the spatial impacts humans have on the physical environment and vice versa.
environmental perception
The concept that people of different cultures will differently observe and interpret their environment and make different decisions about its nature, potentialities and use.
formal region
An area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics
functional region
a region defined by the particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it
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.
hierarchy
the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
human environment interactions
Interactions between the human social system and (the "rest" of) the ecosystem.
human geography
concentrates on patterns of human activity and on their relationships with the environment.
landscape
n. A rural view, especially one of picturesque effect, as seen from a distance or an elevation.
absolute location
exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates
relative location
The regional position or situation of a place relative to the position of other places.
location theory
a logical attempt to explain the locational pattern of economic activities & the manner in which its producing areas are interrelated
map
a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
mental map
An internal representation of a portion of Earth's surface based on what an individual knows about a place, containing personal impressions of what is in a place and where places are located.
movement
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
pattern
The geometric or regular arrangement of something in a study area.
perceptual region
A region that only exists as a conceptualization or an idea and not as a physically demarcated entity.
physical geography
concerned with the locations of such earth features as land, water, and climate; their relationship to one another and to human activities; and the forces that create and change them
place
areas on earth that have distinguishing human and physical characteristics
regional science
disipline that emphasizes the application of modern spatial analytical techniques to the delimitation of regions & the analysis of regional problems & issues.
formal region
An area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics
functional region
a region defined by the particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it
remote sensing
the acquisition of data about earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or other long-distance methods
spatial perspective
An intellectual framework that looks at the locations of specific phenomena, how and why that phenomena is , and, finally, how it is spatially related to phenomena in other place