Unit 1.5 Human Geo

Topography

The shape/natural features of land):influences sttlement pattern and activites

Climate

Lifestyle/cultural practices (diet/food tradtions/ activities)

Cutural Ecology

How humans (as members of different cultural groups ) interact with the environment

Enviornmental determinism

The belief that the physical enviornment determines one's sucess/failure

Possibilism

the belief that man kind can adjust to physical features, making it more possible we survive in a variety of environments

Enviornmental Perceptions

Different cultures=different mental images/view of surroundings (organic view=harmony with nature)(mechanistic view= dominion over nature)

Sustainability

The use of the earth's remewable and non renewable resources in ways that ensure resouce availability in the future.

Land uses

Natural Presention=national parks and convservation lands, Practical uses=many public lands have resources to sustain them.