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A body of thought that emphasizes that humans and nonhumans are linked together in a dynamic set of relations that, in turn, influence human behavior

A situation in which one place or region can supply the demand for resources or goods in another place or region

A subfield within human geography that studies the relationship between people and the natural environment

The collection of structures, fields, or other features that result from human transformation of the natural environment; any landscape created or modified by people

A social creation consisting of the shared meanings, beliefs and practices. Culture is dynamic rather than fixed, and is a complex system that is shaped by people and, in turn, influences them

the tapering off of a process, pattern, or event over a distance

The arrangement of phenomena on or near the Earth's surface

The first, and oldest, theory of cultural ecology maintains that natural factors control the development of human physiological and mental qualities

An area that possesses one or more unifying physical or cultural traits; can be found on a map, but does not have to be contiguous

An area that is unified by a specific economic, political, or social activity and possesses at least one node

The greater interconnectedness and interdependence of people and places around the world

The branch of geography centered on the study of people, places, spatial variation in human activities, and the relationship between people and the environment

A situation in which a different location can provide a desired good more economically than another location

In one sense, the physical environment that is external to people, but also a social construction derived from ideas that people have about the physical environment

The discredited idea that culture is completely independent of (and superior to) nature, and that societies "closer to nature" (non-western cultures) are inferior to "more developed" (western) cultures