Unit 1 Vocabulary

The study of spatial characteristics of the worlds land and people...

• Place

• Culture

• Geography

• Institution

Long-standing practices, traditions, or customs that regulate a group.

• Institutions

• Region

• Location

• Place

A characteristic, such as language, beliefs, food, or customs that is shared by a groups

• Location

• Region

• Culture Trait

• Geography

A spatial area of land that is unified by a common characteristic, such as a political unity, linguistic unity, or common climate patters

• Location

• Culture Trait

• Geography

• Region

The behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular group

• Culture

• Region

• Location

• Place

A spatial area that is characterized by a population that shares common beliefs, history, language, customs, and traditions.

• Location

• Place

• Region

• Culture Region

the physical qualities that reflect the culture of a particular place

• Location

• Geography

• Cultural Landscape

• Region

an exact point on the Earth's Surface

• Culture

• Region

• Group

• Location

an area distinguished by unique physical and human characteristics

• Place

• People

• Culture

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