Cultural Landscapes 1

Clearly Defined Landscape

embraces garden and parkland landscapes constructed for aesthetic reasons which are often (but not always) associated with religious or other monumental buildings and ensembles

Aesthetic

Clearly Defined Landscapes are mostly done for ___ reasons

Religion

Clearly Defined Landscapes are mostly associated with what discipline

Organically Evolved Landscape

results from an initial social, economic, administrative, and/or religious imperative and has developed its present form by association with and in response to its natural environment

Organically Evolved Landscape

landscapes that reflect the process of evolution in their form and component features

Relict Landscape and Continuing Landscape

Two Types of Organizally Evolved Landscape

Relict Landscape

one in which an evolutionary process came to an end at some time in the past, either abruptly or over a period. Its significant distinguishing features are, however, still visible in material form

Fossil Landscape

other term for Relict Landscape

Continuing Landscape

retains an active social role in contemporary society closely associated with the traditional way of life, and in which the evolutionary process is still in progress. At the same time, it exhibits significant material evidence of its evolution over time

Associative Cultural Landscape

with powerful religious, artistic or cultural associations of the natural element rather than material cultural evidence, which may be insignificant or even absent.

FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE:

A cultural landscape cannot be associated with the living traditions of those inhabiting it or living around it in the case of some designed landscapes like gardens.

TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE:

associations arise from interactions and perceptions of a landscape; such as beliefs closely linked to the landscape and the way it has been perceived over time

TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE:
cultural landscapes should mirror the cultures which created them

FALSE

TRUE OR FALSE:
'Habitat values' are considered to be predominantly 'cultural' rather than natural