APHUGS Chapter 1, Key Issue 2 – Flashcards
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Toponym
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The name given to a place on Earth
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Four ways places can receive names
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-After a person -After the ancient history of a place -After the origin of the settlers -After the physical features of the environment
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Site
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Physical character of a place
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Site characteristics
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Climate, water sources, topography, soil, vegetation, latitude, elevation
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Situation
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The location of a place relative to other places
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Region
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An area of Earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics
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One contemporary approach to studying the cultural landscape is called the regional studies approach. What do geographers who adopt this view believe regarding regions?
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Culture is the agent, natural area is the medium, cultural landscape is the result
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Formal region
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(Also called Uniform region) Is an area within which everyone shares a common distinctive characteristic
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Functional region
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(Also called a Nodal region) Is an area organized around a node or focal point
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Vernacular region
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(Also called a Perceptual region) Is an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity
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Two meanings of culture geographers study
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-To care about (adore/worship something) -To take care of (nurse/look after something)
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How does a geographer conclude that two (or more) phenomena are "spatially associated", that is, that they bear some sort of cause and effect relationship?
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They have similar spacial distributions based on cultural, economic, and environmental factors
