Ch 4 and 5 HUMAN GEO

Adoption of cultural traits by one group under influence of another

World is seen as being infused with spiritual

Pidgin language That becomes primary language

Group of traits that define a particular culture

Subfield of human geo that looks at how cultures vary over space

Locations on earths surface where specific cultures first arose

Dominance of one culture over another

Specific customs of everyday life

Distinct versions of a single language that varies from parent form

Come from ethnic background but live in different regions outside of the home of their ethnicity

Proportion of earth inhabited by humans

Cultural traits are formed by environment conditions

Constructed international language- creates universal mean of communication

Remove all people of a particular ethnicity from a country

Effort made to spread a belief system

Strict adherence to a particular doctrine

Language family- Germanic and romance- 50% of the world speak theseg

Lingua Franca

Person of a particular faith that travels to recruit new members

Developed when two groups with different languages meet

A multilingual state

One person taking role of preist counselor physician

Chinese Burmese tibetan Japanese korean

Traditions that borrow from both past and present

Expansion of cultural traits Through diffusion adoption and other related processes

Country whose population possesses cultural homogeneity and unity

Allows opening of borders between canada us and Mexico

International organization joined for military purposes

Boundry line made before area is populated

contenious political process- state may break into smaller countries

balkanization

relatively small country sandwiched between 2 larger powers

forces that divide a country

forces that unite a country together

expasnsion of an empire

circular- equal from center outward in all directions

international organization that brings autonomous states together

political destabilization leading to neighboring countries and starting a chain of collapse

relatively homogenous region surrounded by larger/different group or region

part of a state seperated from it by the territory of a diff state

state that is in separated parts

political boundries defined by straight lines

study of inter[lay between political relations and territorial context

designation of voting districts so as to favor a particular political party or candidate

any political power nased in heart of eeurasia can havee enough strength to eventually dominate the world

perpetuation of colonial empire after it is no longer politically sovereign

state that is comleteyl surrounded by others; no accessibility to trade routes

international organization whose member countries produce and export oil

State that surrounds another state completely

eolingated land leading awat from main territory

process of a reallocation of electoral seats to defined territories

drawing of new boundaries because of new population

old political boundaries that don't exist but have a mark left for local culture/environmental geo

domination oif ithe coastal fringes of eurasia would provide the base for world conquest

supreme. independent political power

Boundary line made after area is allready settled- considering social and cultural characteristics of the area

subsequent boundaries

boundary line drawn in an area ignoring existing cultural pattern

organization of 3+ states to promote shared objectives

organization distributing political power in units of land

state whose gov is under a group of religious leaders

state governed as a unit w/ no divisions

Global organization made at the end of WWII to foster international security and cooperation