10 Questions
What is the term for the feeling about or attachment to specific locations or environments based on experiences associated with the place?
Sense of place
Which term refers to locations that lack a uniqueness of character and fail to produce a sense of place or community?
Placelessness
What is the process of classifying locations into regions based on shared characteristics called?
Regionalization
What type of space is subjective, variable, and based on perception and interpretation?
Perceptual space
What are mental maps in the context of human geography?
Internalized perceptions of space
In human geography, what does spatial scale refer to?
The area studied in relation to the Earth as a whole
What is the process where geographic phenomena are physically moved from one area to another through people?
Relocation diffusion
In spatial interaction, what does the 'first law' state?
Near things are more related than distant things
What type of diffusion is characterized by the spread of geographic phenomena without the movement of individuals?
Expansion diffusion
What does distance decay refer to?
The idea that the closer you are to something, the less you will visit it
Test your understanding of central concepts in human geography including space, location, place, region, and distance. Explore the differences between absolute and relative/perceptual space and their significance in spatial analysis.
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