Chapter 7: Interpreting Places and Landscapes

Question 1

cosmopolitianism

Answer 1

an intellectual and
aesthetic openness toward divergent experiences, images, and products from different cultures.

Question 2

derelict landscapes

Answer 2

landscapes that have experienced abandonment, mis- use, disinvestment, or vandalism.

Question 3

ethology

Answer 3

the scientific study of the formation and evolution of human customs and beliefs

Question 4

humanistic approach

Answer 4

This approach places the individual—especially individual values, meaning systems, intentions, and conscious acts—at the center of analysis.

Question 5

landscape as text

Answer 5

by which we mean that, like a book, landscape can be read and written by groups and individuals.

Question 6

proxemics

Answer 6

the study of the social and cultural meanings that people give to personal space

Question 7

semiotics

Answer 7

The practice of writing and reading signs

Question 8

slow food

Answer 8

is devoted to a less hurried pace of life and to the true tastes, aromas, and diversity of good food

Question 9

territoriality

Answer 9

refers to the persistent attachment of individuals or peoples to a specific location or territory

Question 10

topophilia

Answer 10

literally means “love of place.” Geographers use the term to describe the complex emotions and meanings associated with particular places that, for one reason or another, have become significant to individuals.