How We Study the World’s Cultural Patterns

the study of the spatial characteristics of the world’s land and people

• geography

• region

• place

• location

long-standing practices, traditions, or customs that regulate a group

• institutions

• culture

• cultural trait

• cultural landscape

the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular group

• culture

• geography

• region

• place

a characteristic, such as language, beliefs, food, or customs that is shared by a group region – a spatial area of land that is unified by a common characteristic, such as political unity, linguistic unity, or common climate patterns

• region

• institutions

• location

• place

the physical qualities that reflect the culture of a particular place

• cultural landscape

• geography

• culture

• place

an exact point on the earth’s surface

• location

• geography

• region

• cultural landscape

a description of the physical and human characteristics of a location or area

• place

• culture

• location

• region

in a limited government led by the citizens, everyone, including all authority figures, must obey the laws

• limited government

• unlimited government

• federalist government

• unitary government

in an unlimited government, control is placed solely with the ruler and his/her appointees, and there are no limits imposed on his/her authority

• unlimited government

• limited government

• federalist government system

• unitary government system

government characterized by a constitution that divides power between a central governmental authority and smaller regional subdivisions of government, such as states or provinces

• federalist government system

• limited government

• unlimited government

• unitary government system