AP Human Geography Chapter 7

Folk culture is best described as

• customs found in large societies

• traditions that rapidly move across countries

• destroying the uniform landscape

• customs that travel slowly and are often based in small rural areas

Popular culture often expands through

• migration or relocation diffusion

• the building of roads and internet technologies

• hierarchical diffusion

• adoption of electricity

Quick and widespread diffusion like a disease is known as

• Stimulus diffusion

• Hierarchical diffusoin

• Relocation diffusion

• Contagious diffusion

Actions involving the whole world and increasing connections between people, corporations, and/or organizations is BEST known as

• unilaterialism

• globalization

• multiculturalism

• milieu

The combination of a place's cultural, economic, and physical features is known as its

• formal region

• cultural landscape

• uniform landscape

• place definition

The McDonalds Golden Arches and the design of most of its restaurants are examples of

• uniform landscapes

• cookie-cutter scenes

• sustainability

• Levittown architecture

Absolute Location

• describing how far a distance is quantitative units of distance (miles, kilometers, etc.)

• describing the distance between locations using qualitative terms or non-traditional measurements of distance (one hour north of Walmart)

• describing where something is using the exact site on an objective coordinate system (Long. & Lat.)

• describing the position of a place as compared to (or relative to!) another landmark (near the beach)

Relative Location

• describing the distance between locations using qualitative terms or non-traditional measurements of distance (one hour north of Walmart)

• describing how far a distance is quantitative units of distance (miles, kilometers, etc.)

• describing where something is using the exact site on an objective coordinate system (Long. & Lat.)

• describing the position of a place as compared to (or relative to!) another landmark (near the beach)

Thematic Map

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

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

• The arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.

• the belief that a physical environment is THE reason that some societies are strong while others are weaker

Environmental Determinism

• the flow of goods, people, or information among places, in response to localized supply and demand

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

• useful for gathering SOME types of information. It can show you things like physical features, locations of urban areas, refugee camps, traffic, military targets, agriculture, etc.

• the belief that a physical environment is THE reason that some societies are strong while others are weaker