APHUG Vocab Day 3

Location

the position that something occupies on Earth’s surface

Toponym

the name given to a place on Earth

Site

the physical characteristics of a place

Situation

the location of a place relative to other places

Cultural Landscaoe

a combination of cultural features such as language and religion, economic features such as agriculture and industry, and physical features such as climate and vegetation

Formal/ Uniform Region

an area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics

Functional/ Nodal Region

an area organized around a node or focal point

Vernacular/ Perceptual region

an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity

Culture

the body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people

Spatial Association

occurs within a region if the distribution of one feature is related to the distribution of another feature

Globalization

a force or process that involves the entire world and results in making something worldwide in scope

Transnational Corporation

conducts research, operates factories, and sells products in many countries, not just where headquarters and principle shareholders are located