human geography

a crescent shaped area in Southwest Asia where settled farming began to emerge leading leading to the rise of cities

a population shift from central urban areas into suburbs

an area of open land around a city where development is prohibited

the idea that the current cultural landscape is a combination of all the societies who lived there previously

a factory in Mexico owned by a foreign company that only creates products to export to other countries

place larger than a point & smaller than a planet that is grouped together due to a measurable, perceived common feature

monetary measurement of all the goods and services produced by citizens in a year in a country but NOT citizen residents

the science of making measurements of the earth using sensors on airplanes or satellites

effort must be used to overcome distance

relating to data that is specific to one location

the belief that one’s own culture is the best or better than other cultures

economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit

a harsh system of racial segregation enforced in South Africa from 1948 - 1994

the name of a place

outlines the layout of cities and states that settlements function as central places to areas arou

the relationship between the distance on the ground and the corresponding distance on a specific map

a trend is spread from its originating place, outward

the physical spread of a feature or trait by people migrating

people renovating housing in low-income areas to increase the value

an area with MSAs and µSAs that are close together and economically linked

the spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to other persons or places

the process of taming plants or animals for human use

a national government allowing a regional government to more power to self govern

the now illegal (in the USA) practice of refusing to loan money to specific areas because of poverty in the area

a map that displays not only locations but maps a topic or theme of information with the location

the idea that the interaction between two places declines as the distance between them increases

the blending traits from two different cultures to form a new trait

a philosophy that interprets life on principles taken solely from the material world, without recourse to religion.

when a feature or idea spreads, but is changed by those adopting the idea

a strategic narrow route providing passage through or to another region

a system that measures distance from a series of satellites to determine location on the planet

cities and counties coming together for coordination and urban planning

adoption of cultural traits, such as language, by one group under the influence of another

an area of a country that has degree of autonomy, or has freedom from an external authority.

 (pop1 x pop2)/distance squared - the interconnectedness of 2 places depends on their distance and population

Quantitative data objective data that is fact based, usually measurable and usually expressed in numbers

when one country dominates colonies far from their home country and often imposes their culture on them

a supranational organization of countries dedicated to maintaining a steady supply of o

decline in industrial activity in a region or economy often due to lower labor costs elsewhere

the desire of an ethnic community to have absolute authority over its own political, economic, and social affairs

the world feels smaller than it used to because of increased technology in transportation and communication

an area that shares a common qualitative characteristic, it's only a region because people believe it's a region

estate agents convincing people to sell houses because of poor people moving in the area and making money by reselling

the main business and commercial area of a town or city (ie where the tall buildings are)

the idea that nations should rule themselves instead of being controlled by otherss

a feature or idea that is spread from its originating place, outward

describing the distance between locations using qualitative terms or non-traditional measurements of distance

gaining indirect control of another country through economic or cultural pressures

the scattering a of people from their homeland (especially the Jews from the Holy Land)

when two cultures become more similar because of frequent interactions

arrangement of a phenomenon across the Earth's surface

a treaty between countries that eliminates tariffs on goods sent between the countries

a farm that raises animal but also feed for those animals and makes money selling the animal products

a region based around a node or focal point - terrestrial radio broadcasts are an example of this

the number of things divided by the measurement of area

statistic created to try to measure how economically developed a country is

describing the position of a place as compared to (or relative to) another landmark

how zoomed in or out you are when looking at geographic data

integrating growing crops or raising animals into an urban ecosystem

a border that has divided people since before history was written

geographic zone containing the people who are likely to purchase a firm's goods or services

time when people first domesticate plants and animals which allows people to live in one place

how things are organized in space

when the focus of agriculture is to produce enough for to feed the family but with little, if any, profit

a relatively large urban area situated on the outskirts of a city, typically beside a major road

maps that emphasizes the location of places (without data attached)

a collection of languages that are all descended from an original, proto-language

a system of describing parcels of land where the metes are the lines and bound describes features such as a river

place where cargo is unloaded from one form of transportation and pieces of it are sent out in different directions

the basic facilities & installations that help a government or community run, including roads, schools, phone lines

Qualitative data subjective information that is opinion based, is usually descriptive, and often expressed as text

a monetary measurement of all the goods and services produced by residents of a country

worldwide integration & development resulting in expansion of international cultural, economic, & political activities

is the largest city in its country or region, disproportionately larger than any others in the urban hierarchy

software that captures, manages, analyzes, and displays data that is collected geographically

the cultural traditions that are generally held by a specific ethnic group, often localized in a specific area

a language that began as a combination of two other languages and is spoken as the primary language of a group of people

different companies involved in different steps of a manufacturing process combining into a single company

a monetary measurement of all the goods and services produced in a year in a country

when a cultural trend is transmitted from person to person from an original source to numerous others