Set: AP Human Geography - Chapter 19

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brickA traditional building material made of hard, oven-baked or sun-baked blocks of mud shaped into standard sizes.
cadastral systemDelineated property lines.
diffusion routesThe spatial trajectory through which cultural traits or other phenomena spread.
dispersed settlementIn contrast to agglomerated or nucleated settlement, characterized by a much lower density of population and the wide spacing of individual homesteads.
domestic architectureThe first kind of buildings that were built in domestic areas.
folk-housing regionA region in which the housing stock predominantly reflects styles of building that are particular to the culture of the people who have long inhabited the area.
functional differentiationA mode of distinguishing things or arrangements based on the purposes or activities to which they are devoted.
hamletSmall grouped settlements.
long-lot surveyDivides land into narrow parcels stretching back from rivers, roads, or canals.
maladaptive diffusionWhen a houses image takes priority over practicality.
metes and bounds surveyA system of land surveying east of the Appalachian Mountains. It is a system that relies on description of land ownership and natural features such as streams or trees.
nucleated settlementA compact, closely packed settlement sharply decorated from adjoining farmlands.
primogenitureSystem where the eldest son in a family inherits all of a dying parent's land.
rectangular land surveyThe system was used by the US Land Office Survey to parcel land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
township-and-range systemA rectangular land division scheme designed by Thomas Jefferson to disperse settlers evenly across farmlands of the US interior.
villageA small settlement, but not like a city.
wattleTraditional dwelling built using poles and sticks that are woven tightly together and then plastered with mud.

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  1. folk-housing region A region in which the housing stock predominantly reflects styles of building that are particular to the culture of the people who have long inhabited the area. - 4 misses
  2. rectangular land survey The system was used by the US Land Office Survey to parcel land west of the Appalachian Mountains. - 4 misses
  3. township-and-range system A rectangular land division scheme designed by Thomas Jefferson to disperse settlers evenly across farmlands of the US interior. - 4 misses
  4. hamlet Small grouped settlements. - 2 misses
  5. metes and bounds survey A system of land surveying east of the Appalachian Mountains. It is a system that relies on description of land ownership and natural features such as streams or trees. - 2 misses
  6. primogeniture System where the eldest son in a family inherits all of a dying parent's land. - 2 misses
  7. functional differentiation A mode of distinguishing things or arrangements based on the purposes or activities to which they are devoted. - 2 misses