Unit 1 - Nature of and Perspectives on Geography

Vocabulary terms and key concepts covering Unit 1: Nature of and Perspectives on Geography, including types of density, landscapes, and geographic technologies.

built landscape

Visible man made features of an area that show how people have changed an environment (buildings, houses, etc.).

sequent occupance

The notion that societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to cultural landscape.

cultural landscape

Thing imposed on physical environment by/from humans.

Density (arithmetic)

The total number of objects in an area.

Density (physiological)

The number of people per unit of land suitable for agriculture.

GIS and GPS

New geographic technologies used as modern tools for geographic inquiry and data collection.

Key concepts underlying the geographical perspective

Location, space, place, scale, pattern, regionalization, and globalization.

Sources of geographic ideas and data

The field and census data.