The images that come to mimd when we think of a place, any place, like Tucson, Arizona or
Damascus, Syria are known as our - Answers cognitive images
Distortions in our cognitive images are the result of - Answers partial or incomplete information,
biased information, our likes and dislikes, and the strength of our memories
Generally, the more experience and first-hand we have of a place, the more our cognitive images -
Answers reflect reality
When we talk about landscapes as texts, we are referring to - Answers landscapes as things of
meaning, that can be written and read, like books.
The humanistic approach in geography emphasizes ________ values, meaning, intention and
behaviors. - Answers an individual's
David Harvey calls inauthentic "historic" settings based on a mix of stereotypes and questionable
historical realties-such as fake cowboy towns and recreation of old Venice- - Answers degenerative
utopias
The two-way process by which create and modify places and landscapes at the same time that places
change and influence people is an example of - Answers a sociospatial dialectic
Recognizing that landscapes both produce and communicate meaning allows us to - Answers
interpret local and national values, priorities, histories, cultural practice.
Which of the following is most characteristic of David Harvey's " 'degenerative utopias' of global
capitalism"? - Answers reproduced, recreated and simulated landscapes and even whole towns, e.g.,
a Swiss village in China or a Venetian Canal in Las Vegas
Just as we can consume food and other material goods, contemporary culture encourages us to
consume places, meaning, to - Answers purchase images, symbols and experiences of places
In their study of environmental perception, geographers have the most in common with - Answers
psychologists
Which of the following significantly affects one's environmental knowledge? His or her - Answers
gender, stage in the life cycle, and religious beliefs
Globalization in the form of the new production of irrigated cash crops brought this change to the
rural Sudanese village studied by geographer Cindi Katz - Answers The traditional roles and activities
of boys and girls changed
The practice of writing and reading signs is called - Answers semiotics
This signal is consistently transmitted by shopping malls to all, regardless of gender, age, class, or race
- Answers Consume, consume
Just as people read and interpret books differently, they can read and interpret landscapes differently.
- Answers True