HG Unit 1 Review

Front

What word means "the name of a given place"?

Back

Toponym

Front

What word means "Land reclaimed from water (ex: Netherlands)"?

Back

Polder

Front

What word means the "physical characteristics of a location"?

Back

Site

Front

What word means "A place's location relative to other places"? Ex: To find Benson's old baseball field it is by the Walmart on Ames.

Back

Situation

Front

What word means "Systems that connect places and people"?

Back

Networks

Front

What word means "Using resources so they last for future generations"

Back

Sustainability

Front

What word means "A region people perceive as part of their cultural identity"?

Back

Vernacular Region

Front

What word means "A group's culture becomes absorbed into another"?

Back

Assimilation

Front

Fill in the Blank: The practice of Irish Dancing helps keep ________________ alive in Ireland and throughout the world.

Back

Folk Culture

Front

Hindus believe eating beef is _______________ due to the viewing cows as sacred.

Back

Taboo