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Geography Final Exam
Urban Geography-Geography of Wine
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Undergraduate 2
05/01/2012

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Term
2 main types of roofing styles.
Definition
Gable and Hipped
Term
Neoclassical
Definition
Symmetrical,formal facade. Use of classical motifs such as columns. many fire places and chimneys.
Term
Four types of columns
Definition
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Tuscan/Roman
Term
Victorian Houses
Definition
Popular from 1860-1900. Often irregular shapes. Vertical orientation often multiple exterior, materials, elaborate ornamentation.
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Queen Anne Subtype Houses
Definition
steeply-pitched roof,asymetrical,towers,windows of different sizes.
Term
Clapboards
Definition
Wood used to complete house exterior decor.
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Bunglow Houses
Definition
Popular from 1900-1930. Small and informal. Usually low-pitched, gabled roof,various exterior materials. Reflects a return to simplicity and functionality.
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Craftsman Style Subtype Houses
Definition
Multiple gables,visible beams,and brackets,thick front porch columns.
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Revivals and Eclectic Houses
Definition
Popular from 1880-1940. imitate eariler styles and often combine them. Reflects a desire for diversity and exoticism.
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Geography of Wine
Definition
creats distinctive cultural landscapes.
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Wine-making
Definition
Made by fermentation of fruits. Usually grapes, but others possible. Type of grape used determines type of wine.
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Enology
Definition
The Science of wine.
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Viticulture
Definition
The cultivation of grapes.
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Types of grapes
Definition
Vinifera and Labrusca
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Red Wines
Definition
Cabernet Sauvignon
Pinot Noir
Zinfandel
Merlot
Syrah/Shiraz
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White Wines
Definition
Chardonnay
Riesling
Sauvignon Blanc
Semillion
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Origin of Wine
Definition
Domesticated in Caucasus region about 8,000 years ago.
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Champagne
Definition
Wine ferments a second time after bottling.
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Brandy
Definition
Uses evaporation to concentrate wine.
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Sherries and Ports
Definition
Uses solera system to fortify by adding brandy.
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Global diffusion of wine
Definition
After Columbian voyages, spanish brought grapes to America.
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Physical Geography of wine
Definition
Degree-day Index(Daily temperature during growing season.)
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Slope
Definition
Not to steep,Not too shallow, and Avoidance of environmental hazards.
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Phylloxera
Definition
Aphid-like insect that attacks grapevines. A major epidemic in France in 1860's.
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Political Geography of wine
Definition
Legal aspects of controlling a wine's quality and guaranteeing its place of origin.
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