Sacred Spaces and Tourist Places Flashcards
A meaningless expanse of area describes space.
T/F
True
Punctuated meaningfulness throughout a meaningless expanse of area describes;
a. Space
b. Place
c. The locative
d. The itinerant
Place
Which of the following is an example of the locative dimension of place?
a. The Nebraska State Capitol (mall)
b. The Nebraska State Fair
c. Lincoln’s Farmers’ Market
d. Summer Ribfest in downtown Lincoln
The Nebraska State Capitol (mall)
An itinerant dimension of place is ephemeral.
T/F
True
Place is an integral element in all social relationships.
T/F
True
The social and spatial dimensions of place are mutually exclusive.
T/F
False
A tourist place cannot be both locative and itinerant. T/F
False
Vatican City is:
- Locative
- Sacred
- Touristic
- Itinerant
All of the Above
Jerusalem represents the simultaneity of places in relation to tourist and religious sites.
T/F
True
Which of the following represents an axis mundi?
a. The Ganges River
b. The Taj Mahal
c. The Eiffel Tower
d. The Matterhorn
The Ganges River
One reason there was such a strong negative reaction to Mormon settlement in the 19th century, according to our author is that the Mormons were attempting to build an axis mundi in the middle of already established communities.
T/F
True
Tourists seek out authentic and novel experiences but commodify some of what is unique about these places to create the familiar.
T/F
True
Because of tourists’ tendencies to commodify and domesticate novel places, the most authentic experiences are not the most aesthetically pleasing.
T/F
False
