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Key Issue Three-Ch.1
Vocabulary for Key Issue Three of Human Geography
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Geography
9th Grade
08/26/2009

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Region
Definition
an area of Earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics.
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Regional Studies (cultural landscapes)
Definition
an approach to geography that emphasizes the relationship among social and physical phenomena in a particular study area.
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Formal Region
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is an area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics. ex. common language or climate
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Functional Region
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is an area organized around a node or a focal point. ex. newspaper or tv station
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Vernacular Region
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is a place that people believe exists as a part of their cultural identity. ex. the south or baptist church
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Culture
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is the body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people.
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Cultural Ecology
Definition
the geographic study of human enviornment relationships.
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Environmental Determinism
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argues that human actions were scientifically caused by environmental conditions.
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Possibilism
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states that the physical environment may limit some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment.
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Polder
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is a piece of land that is created by draining water from an area.
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Resources
Definition
substances with usefulness.
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What two geographers initiated the cultural landscape approcah?
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Paul Vidal de la Blache & Jean Brunhes
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What are two concepts of culture?
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What people care about & what people take care of
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