AP Human Geography unit 1 vocab

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Census?

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Official count of the population.

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Contagious diffusion is when distance controls the spread of an idea or innovation through contact.

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Distance controls the spread of an idea or innovation through contact.

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Cultural Barrier:

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Making certain ideas, innovations, or practices unacceptable in that culture.

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Cultural Complex:

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A related set of cultural traits.

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Cultural diffusion

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Expansion and adoption of a cultural element from its origin to a wider area.

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Cultural Ecology

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Interactions between culture and the natural environment.

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Cultural Hearth

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Place of origin of a major culture

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Cultural Landscape

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Visible imprint of human activity and culture on the landscape.

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Cultural Trait

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Single element of normal practice in a culture.

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Distance:

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Measurement of physical space between two places.