AP HUG Cluster 2 VOCAB

Cultural Determinism

The idea that culture influences how people develop and interact with their environment.

Functional Region

A region organized around a central point and connected by a specific activity.

Human Geography

The study of people, cultures, and their relationships with places and environments.

Ordinary Landscape

The everyday visible surroundings created by human activity.

Placelessness

When places lose their unique characteristics and begin to look or feel similar.

Scale

The level at which geographic information is studied, such as local, regional, national, or global.

Environmental Determinism

The belief that the physical environment strongly determines how humans and societies develop.

Globalization

The increasing connection and interaction between people and places around the world.

Landscape

The visible natural and human-made features of an area.

Possibilism

The idea that the environment creates opportunities and limits, but humans decide how to respond.

Region

An area that shares one or more common characteristics.

Sense of Place

The feelings, meanings, or attachments people associate with a particular place.

Toponym

The name given to a place.

Formal Region

A region defined by a shared measurable characteristic throughout the area.

Human-Environment Interaction

The relationship between humans and the natural environment, including how each affects the other.

Landscape Analysis

The study of a landscape to understand the natural and human processes that shaped it.

Perceptual/Vernacular Region

A region based on people's ideas, beliefs, or perceptions rather than official boundaries.

Regionalism

A strong sense of identity or loyalty connected to a particular region.

Spatial Interaction

The movement of people, goods, information, or ideas between places.

Symbolic Landscape

A landscape that represents the beliefs, values, or identity of a culture.