GEOG 151 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Global Positioning System, Volunteered Geographic Information, Acculturation
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Acculturation: the process of changes in culture that result from the meeting of two groups, each of which retains distinct culture features. Assimilation: the process by which a group"s cultural features are altered to resemble those of another more dominant group. Atmosphere: the thin layer of gases surrounding earth. Behavioral geography: the study of the psychological basis for individual human actions. Biosphere: all living organisms on earth, including plants and animals, as well as microorganisms. Climate: the long term average weather condition at a particular location. Concentration: the spread of something over a given area. Connection: the relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space. Conservation: the sustainable management of a natural resource. Contagious diffusion: the rapid, wide spread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population. Cultural ecology: a geographic approach that emphasized human-environment relationships. Cultural landscape: an approach to geography that emphasizes the relationship among social and physical phenomena in a particular study area.
