AP Human Geography - The Cultural Landscape: Chapter 4 - Vocabulary

A repetitive act performed by a particular individual.

The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act.

Culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups.

Culture found in a large, heterogeneous society that shares certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics.

The contribution of a location's distinctive physical features to the way food tastes.

A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom.

Hostile or intrusive software designed to cause intentional harm.

A form of malware that encrypts the victim's files, making them inaccessible, until a ransom is paid to decrypt them.

The unauthorized and clandestine deployment of a virus to observe or destroy data in the computer systems of government agencies and large corporations.

A false report disseminated under the guise of an authentic news report, created to maliciously spread misinformation and mislead consumers of the content.

A statement that can be proved to be false.

The practice of posting deliberately inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in social media in order to provoke quarrels or otherwise agitate people.

The process of reduction in cultural diversity through the diffusion of popular culture.

An agreement between a corporation and businesspeople to market that corporation's products in a local area.