HUGO Chapter 1

Question 1

cultural landscape

Answer 1

noun

the visible imprint of human activity on the landscape

Question 2

sequent occupance

Answer 2

noun

cultural succession and it’s lasting imprint

Question 3

geocaching

Answer 3

noun

a hunt for a cache whose coordinates are placed on the Internet by other geocachers

Question 4

cartography

Answer 4

noun

the art and science of making maps

Question 5

relative location

Answer 5

noun

describes a place in relation to other human and physical features

Question 6

scale

Answer 6

noun
1 the distance on a map compared to the distance on the Earth
2 territorial extent of something

Question 7

formal region

Answer 7

1 region where people share one or more cultural traits; defined by physical criteria as well as cultural traits

Question 8

functional region

Answer 8

1 the product of interactions, of movement of various kinds; a spatial system where it’s boundaries are defined by the limit of that system; regions that are not necessarily culturally homogenous; instead, the people within the region function together politically, socially or economically

Question 9

perceptual regions

Answer 9

noun

intellectual constructs designed to help us understand the nature and distribution of phenomena in human geography