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"Definition:"
  • Definition:  Shared patterns of learned behavior
  • Components:
    •   Beliefs
    •   Institutions
    •   Technology
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"A wide-ranging and comprehensive field..."
  • A wide-ranging and comprehensive field that studies spatial aspects of human cultures


  • Major components focus on:
    •  Cultural Landscapes
    •  Culture Hearths
    •  Cultural Diffusion
    •  Cultural Environments
    •  Culture Regions
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"The composite of human imprints..."
  • The composite of human imprints on the earth’s surface.
  • Carl Sauer’s definition: “the forms superimposed on the physical landscape by the activities of man”
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"The source areas from which..."
  • The source areas from which radiated ideas, innovations, and ideologies that change the world beyond
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"A subfield within the human..."
  • A subfield within the human branch of geography
  • The study of the interaction of geographical area and political process
  • The spatial analysis of political phenomena and processes
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"Some examples of stateless nations"
  • Some examples of stateless nations: the Cherokee Nation, the Kurds, the Palestinians
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"A politically organized territory"
  • A politically organized territory
  • Administered by a sovereign government
  • Recognized by a significant portion of the international community.
  • A state must also contain:
    •  a permanent resident population
    •  an organized economy
    •  a functioning internal circulation system
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"A country whose population possesses..."
  • A country whose population possesses a substantial degree of cultural homogeneity and unity


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"4 major clusters"
  • 4 major clusters
    • 1) East Asia 2) South Asia
    • 3) Europe 4) Eastern North America
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