distinctive landscapes Flashcards
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carrying capacity
The ability of a landscape to absorb the activity of people without any lasting damage.
honey pot sites
Places that attract many tourists and which are often congested at peak times.
place
A geographical concept used to describe what makes somewhere special, unique or distinct.
scale
A geographical concept used to describe the size or area covered by a feature. Scale varies from small (or local) through to regional, national and global.
upland
A landscape that is hilly or mountainous. Upland landscapes contain large areas of open space with few field boundaries.
Spatial
Patterns or geographical features that vary over two dimensions so that they can be shown on a map