GEOG 1HA3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Exonym And Endonym, Gemeinschaft And Gesellschaft, Cultural Geography
3 Feb 2020
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Chapter 7 geographies of culture and landscape. Culture a complex term that typically refers to the way of life of a society"s members; also, usefully understood as referring to our ability first to analyze and then to change the physical environments that we encounter. Cultural regions areas in which there is a degree of homogeneity in cultural characteristics; areas with similar landscapes. First effective settlement a concept based on the likely importance of the initial occupancy of an area in determining later landscapes. Homeland a cultural region especially closely associated with a particular cultural group; the term usually suggests a strong emotional attachment to place. Cultural adaptation change in technology, organization, and ideology that permit sound relationships to develop between humans and their physical environment. Gemeinschaft a term introduced by tonnies; a form of human association based on loyalty, informality, and personal contact; assumed to be characteristic of tradition village communities.
