AP HUMAN GEO 3.2

Cultural landscape

Things people have constructed/built (man-made)

Sequent occupance

As new residents arrive, they bring their own traditions and transform the landscape; but some of the original cultural landscape is left alone.

Cultural borrowing/mixing

Transposition of landscape traits from one place to another (e.g., Western skyscrapers in non-Western cities)

Landscapes

Reflections of cultures that produce a distinct landscape

Cultural Landscape Factors

Site factors are present, but human influences are very visible (e.g., agricultural practices, building around/integrating physical characteristics)

CPE

Trees/grass/flowers designed/installed by humans

Industrialization

Transforming rural/agrarian-based activity to more urban-based, economically-advanced activity

Types of buildings constructed

Function/purpose of buildings in cultural landscapes

Architectural styles

Traditional vs. modern/post-modern styles in cultural landscapes

Religion

Houses of worship as part of cultural landscapes

Language

Used for signage in cultural landscapes

Ethnic communities

Examples include East and South Asian communities in Cerritos and Vietnamese communities in Westminster

Changing gender roles

Greater equity in some societies reflected in cultural landscapes

All-gender bathrooms

A feature reflecting changing gender roles in cultural landscapes

Recognizing indigenous peoples

Inclusion of toponyms, reservations/traditional structures in cultural landscapes

New England town commons

Reflected values of intimacy, family-oriented, 'God-fearing', morality, democracy

Main Street USA

Represents community, togetherness, family values, and the concept of 'Everytown, USA'

Suburbia

Reflects middle-class values, privacy, individualism, and the 'American Dream'