AP HUMAN GEO VOCAB#2

Cultural Determinism :

Culture dictates human behavior.

Environmental Determinism :

Environment dictates human society.

Formal Region : .

Uniform official boundary area

Functional Region :

Area around central hub.

Globalization :

Worldwide interconnectedness of cultures.

Human Environment Interaction :

Humans altering natural surroundings.

Human Geography :

Spatial study of humans.

Landscape :

Visible land features combined.

Landscape Analysis :

Studying physical environment features.

Ordinary Landscape :

Everyday common built environment.

Possibilism :

Humans overcome environmental limits.

Perceptual / Vernacular Region :

Informal mentally defined area.

Placelessness :

Loss of unique identity.

Region :

Area sharing common features.

Regionalism :

Strong regional identity loyalty.

Scale :

Local to global ratio.

Sense of Place :

Emotional attachment to location.

Spatial Interaction :

Movement between different places.

Symbolic Landscape :

Meaningful representative physical space.

Toponym :

Specific place name given.