vocab, regions Flashcards
space
the area we occupy as humans; it has no value until the people who occupy it make it their own.
place
how we modify space based on who we are as a group of people
cultural landscape
the built forms that cultural groups create in inhabiting Earth.
globalization
actions and conditions in one place are increasingly linked to actions and conditions in other places
interpendence
the ties established between regions and countries that over time collectively create a global economic system that is not necessarily based on equality
site
the place where a settlement is located
situation
where the settlement is in relation to other settlements and features of the surrounding area
region
a geographic unit based on one or more unifying characteristics, functions, or patterns of activity that are taking place
formal region
a geographic area inhabited by people who have one or more traits in common
border zone
a region where cultural markers overlap and blend into a recognizable border culture (texmex)
functional region (nodal region)
a geographic area that as been organized to function politically, socially, culturally, or economically as one unit.
nodes
central points where the functions of a functional region are coordinated and directed
metropolitan area
area composed of a heavily populated urban core and its less populated surrounding areas
perceptual/vernacular regions
a geographic area that is perceived to exist by its inhabitants, based on the widespread acceptance and use of a unique regional name
