AP®︎ Human Geography: Topic 3.6 Flashcards

The creation, sharing, maintenance, and revision of cultural meanings through human interaction rather than biology or permanent attachment to place

The increasing interconnection and interdependence of places through economic, political, technological, and sociocultural networks

An increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas, creating dense and diverse settings that intensify cultural interaction

The reduction in the time and cost needed to connect places because of improved transportation and communication

The constraining effect of distance on interaction, which declines as transportation and communication become faster, cheaper, or more accessible

Connections linking a geographically dispersed population with one another and with an ancestral homeland

A common language used for communication among people whose first languages differ

The gradual replacement of a heritage language as speakers increasingly use a dominant language and transmit the heritage language less often to children

Efforts to restore or strengthen the use and transmission of a threatened language through institutions, education, media, and community action

The process by which cultures or places become more similar as they share cultural traits

The process by which cultures or places become more distinct through resistance, revitalization, or local adaptation of shared traits