A region with a node, or center hub surrounded by interconnecting linkages. Usually connections relate to trade, communication, transportation, etc.

Laws that physically separate different races into different geographical areas. Example: Law that was in full effect & later overthrown in South Africa.

A group of languages related by a common ancestor, the ancestor being the name of the family to which all languages originating from that ancestor belong

The Torah is the holy book of this religion

Associated with a large, diverse group of people who are influenced by mass media and production, accepted essentially anywhere but changes rapidly.

A region defined by feelings and prejudices that may or may not be true. A region derived from one's mental map.

A process in which a state breaks down through conflicts among its ethnicities. Ex: named after a region in Europe

Variants of a standard language along regional or ethnic lines; consist of differences in the way sentences are said and/or the way words are pronounced

This religion was founded by Siddharta Gautama and has 2 major divisions: Mahayana and Theravada

A homogeneous group of people with strong family beliefs and traditions; more isolated and separated groups.

The spread of an idea where the idea is not completely accepted due to barriers, but a different form of the idea may be accepted.

A state that contains 2 or more ethnic groups w/ traditions of self-determination that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities Ex: the United Kingdom

Created when two or more languages combine in a simplified manner; developed in an area where 2 languages interact daily Ex: Spanglish

The fastest growing religion in the world.

The process when immigrants become totally integrated into the host culture..

affirms that as the distance increases from its origin, an idea or innovation will decrease cultural and spatial interaction in terms of time.

A state whos territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality. Ex: Japan

One language or a combination of two languages used by speaker of different languages for the purposes of trade and commerce.

The indifference to or rejection of organized religious affiliations and ideas

This type of home diffused through out the middle of the US (westward across the Ohio Valley and southwestward along the Appalachian trails)

When a group of people adopt certain cultural traits from another group in order to prevail through a change of the cultural landscape.

Small areas of cities that are inhabited by a minority cultural group.

A place name given to certain features on the land.

The demand for a strict adherence to ancient or fundamental doctrines of any religion or ideology.

This type of home originated in California and spread eastward and is found all across the U.S.