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Question 1

location

Answer 1

Location: the position that something occupies on Earth’s surface.

Question 2

site

Answer 2

Site: the physical character of a place.

Question 3

situation

Answer 3

Situation/Relative location: the location of a place relative to other places.

Question 4

Absolute location

Answer 4

Absolute location: describes the position of a place in a way that never changes (coordinates: latitude, longitude)

Question 5

cultural landscape

Answer 5

Cultural landscape: a combination of cultural features (language, religion), economic features (agriculture, industry), physical features (climate, vegetation).

Question 6

formal region

Answer 6

Formal Region/Uniform Region: area within which everyone shares a common one or more distinctive characteristics. Ex. common language or climate

Question 7

functional region

Answer 7

Functional region/nodal region: area around a node of focal point. Ex. reception area of tv station.

Question 8

vernacular region

Answer 8

Vernacular region/perceptual region: area that people believe exists as a part of their cultural identity. Ex. the south.

Question 9

culture

Answer 9

Culture: Body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that together constitutes the distinct tradition of a group of people.
To care for
To take care of

Question 10

spatial association

Answer 10

Spatial association: observed within a region if the distribution of one feature is related to the distribution of another feature.
Strong = if two features have very similar distributions
Weak = if two features have very different distributions