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AP GEO CH1 K.I. 2
Adams HCHS AP Human Geo. Rubenstein Ch1 Key issue 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |