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What is the primary factor that contributes to the uniqueness of each point on earth?
What is the primary factor that contributes to the uniqueness of each point on earth?
- Latitude and longitude
- Cultural landscape (correct)
- Climate conditions
- Geological features
Which type of region is characterized by a central node or focal point?
Which type of region is characterized by a central node or focal point?
- Functional Region (correct)
- Uniform Region
- Formal Region
- Vernacular Region
What is the term used to describe the cultural, religious, and physical features that define a region?
What is the term used to describe the cultural, religious, and physical features that define a region?
- Geographical Region
- Cultural Landscape (correct)
- Human Environment
- Regional Identity
According to Carl O. Sauer, what is the result of the interaction between culture and the natural area?
According to Carl O. Sauer, what is the result of the interaction between culture and the natural area?
Which type of region is defined by a shared characteristic, such as a common language or economic activity?
Which type of region is defined by a shared characteristic, such as a common language or economic activity?
What is the term used to describe a region that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity?
What is the term used to describe a region that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity?
What is the main characteristic of a formal region?
What is the main characteristic of a formal region?
How many types of regions do geographers identify?
How many types of regions do geographers identify?
What is the primary purpose of describing the features of a place in geography?
What is the primary purpose of describing the features of a place in geography?
What is the term for the name given to a place on Earth?
What is the term for the name given to a place on Earth?
What is the characteristic of a place that is influenced by its physical features such as climate, water sources, and topography?
What is the characteristic of a place that is influenced by its physical features such as climate, water sources, and topography?
What is the term for the location of a place relative to other places?
What is the term for the location of a place relative to other places?
What is a region in geography?
What is a region in geography?
What does cultural identity in space refer to?
What does cultural identity in space refer to?
Why is each point on Earth unique?
Why is each point on Earth unique?
What is one way that behavioral geography differs from humanistic geography?
What is one way that behavioral geography differs from humanistic geography?
What is the sense of place?
What is the sense of place?
What can be inferred about a bar or park that makes whites feel welcomed and people of color unwelcomed?
What can be inferred about a bar or park that makes whites feel welcomed and people of color unwelcomed?
What is the primary purpose of identifying a place's location in geography?
What is the primary purpose of identifying a place's location in geography?
What is a reason why different places may be similar?
What is a reason why different places may be similar?
What scale does the map of Nelson Mandela Bay Metro represent?
What scale does the map of Nelson Mandela Bay Metro represent?
What is a common theme in the study of cultural identity in space?
What is a common theme in the study of cultural identity in space?
What is an example of a cultural landscape that communicates to people what the accepted norm is within a place?
What is an example of a cultural landscape that communicates to people what the accepted norm is within a place?
What is a goal of the branches of geography that study cultural identity in space?
What is a goal of the branches of geography that study cultural identity in space?
What is the geographic focus of access to electronic communications technology?
What is the geographic focus of access to electronic communications technology?
What is the Brundtland definition of sustainable development?
What is the Brundtland definition of sustainable development?
What are the two major misuses of resources, according to geographers?
What are the two major misuses of resources, according to geographers?
What are the three pillars of sustainability?
What are the three pillars of sustainability?
Why are some human actions not sustainable?
Why are some human actions not sustainable?
What does the concept of intergenerational equity imply?
What does the concept of intergenerational equity imply?
What is the term 'culture' derived from?
What is the term 'culture' derived from?
What is the primary focus of geographers when studying culture?
What is the primary focus of geographers when studying culture?
What is the second element of culture of interest to geographers?
What is the second element of culture of interest to geographers?
What is the American South recognized as having?
What is the American South recognized as having?
What do geographers study in relation to culture?
What do geographers study in relation to culture?
What is the consequence of a group's cultural practices?
What is the consequence of a group's cultural practices?
What do cultural values derive from?
What do cultural values derive from?
What is the significance of the two meanings of culture?
What is the significance of the two meanings of culture?
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Basic Concepts of Geography
- Geography is the study of places, and geographers describe where things are by identifying their location, site, and situation.
Place: A Unique Location
- A place is a specific point on Earth distinguished by particular characteristics.
- Location can be identified in three ways:
- Place Names (toponyms): derived from people, religious affiliations, physical features, or origins of settlers.
- Site: physical character of a place, including climate, water sources, topography, soil, vegetation, latitude, and elevation.
- Situation: location of a place relative to other places.
Region: A Unique Area
- A region is an area on Earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics.
- Regions can span across political states or be constrained within one political state.
- A region derives its unified character through the cultural landscape, a combination of cultural, religious, and physical features.
Types of Regions
- Formal Region (Uniform Region or Homogeneous Region): an area where everyone shares one or more distinctive characteristics.
- Functional Region (Nodal Region): an area organized around a node or focal point.
- Vernacular Region (Perceptual Region): an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity.
Regions of Culture
- Culture is the body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people.
- Geographers study both definitions of culture: what people care about and what people take care of.
Spatial Association
- Spatial association refers to the relationship between the distribution of one variable and the distribution of another variable.
Cultural Identity in Space
- Patterns in space vary according to gender, ethnicity, sexuality, and other factors.
- The cultural landscape communicates to people what the accepted norm is within a place.
- Branches of geography, such as behavioral and humanistic geography, seek to understand the dynamics of gender, ethnicity, and sexuality.
Sustainability and Resources
- Geographers observe two major misuses of resources: depletion of nonrenewable resources and destruction of renewable resources through pollution.
- The three pillars of sustainability are economic development, environmental stewardship, and social development.
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