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AP GEO CH1 K.I. 2
Adams HCHS AP Human Geo. Rubenstein Ch1 Key issue 2
Question | Answer |
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Cultural Landscape | Fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group |
Region | An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features. |
Formal Region | An area in which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics. |
Functional Region | (nodal region) An area organized around a node or focal point |
Vernacular Region | An area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity |
Mental Map | A representation of a portion of Earth's surface based on what an individual knows about a place, containing personal impressions of what is in a place and where places are located. |
Culture | The body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that together constitute a group's distinct tradition. |
Place | A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic |
Regional studies | An approach to geography that emphasizes the relationships among social and physical phenomena in a particular area. |
Site | The physical character of a place |
Situation | The location of a place relative to another place |
Toponym | The name given to a portion of Earth’s surface |