ENVSOCTY 1HB3 EXAM QUESTIONS
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Physical Environment - ANS The physical surroundings in which we live, work and play.
Built, social, economic environment - ANS Relationships, societies
Geography - ANS Reciprocal relationship between people & their natural
, built, socioeconomic societies.
Physical Geography - ANS landforms, climate, geology, ecology
Human geography - ANS (Of the human world)
Patterns and processes
Built environments: economy, politics, settlements, cities
What is where (1/3) - ANS Spatial distribution & organization
Why there? (2/3) - ANS Processes that produce these distributors
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,Why care? (3/3) - ANS What these distributions mean
Fundamental spatial concepts - ANS space, location, place, regions, landscapes, distance
Space - ANS areal extent of something
Measure of amount of earths surface something occupies
absolute space - ANS A measurable area with definite boundaries
Objective, physical
Relative space - ANS subjective/perceptual and variable over time
Spatial - ANS Refers to space, synonymous with geographic
Location - ANS Particular position in space
Absolute (mathematical) location - ANS the precise spot where something is on earth
(latitude and longitude)
Arbitrary mathematical grid, relatively unchanging
Relative (percieved) location - ANS subjective to change and interpretation
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,Nominal (toponym) locations - ANS location of significance is given a name
Toponym — place name
Place - ANS Location that's acquired a meaning or significance, either individually or
collectively
Location + cultural/human meaning = - ANS place
Sense of place - ANS Feelings evoked from the experiences an individual associates with a
location
Reinforced by local/regional characteristics & uniqueness
Sacred place - ANS A location with particular significance to an individual or a group, usually
(but not necessarily) for religious reasons.
Placeless - ANS A place that is indistinguishable from other such places in appearance or
character
Evokes little to no meaning
Homogenous, standardized
Regions - ANS Part of earths surface that displays internal homogeneity and is relatively
distinct from surrounding areas according to certain criteria
Contiguous spatial unit
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, Regional geography - ANS Areal differentiation
Regionalization - ANS Classifying locations or areas of the earths surface into various regions
- generalization of data
- finding similarities btw different places to comprise region
Regions may vary because of: - ANS Subjectivity
Scale
Theme
Landscape - ANS Characteristics, overall appearance of a place, area, location, comprising a
combination of a natural & human influence
Cultural landscape - ANS Characteristics of a particular area resulting from human
modification of natural environment
Have symbolic meaning of culture that produced them
Distance - ANS Measurement of the physical space between two places.
4 types of distance - ANS absolute, travel, economic/communication, perceptual
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AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Physical Environment - ANS The physical surroundings in which we live, work and play.
Built, social, economic environment - ANS Relationships, societies
Geography - ANS Reciprocal relationship between people & their natural
, built, socioeconomic societies.
Physical Geography - ANS landforms, climate, geology, ecology
Human geography - ANS (Of the human world)
Patterns and processes
Built environments: economy, politics, settlements, cities
What is where (1/3) - ANS Spatial distribution & organization
Why there? (2/3) - ANS Processes that produce these distributors
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,Why care? (3/3) - ANS What these distributions mean
Fundamental spatial concepts - ANS space, location, place, regions, landscapes, distance
Space - ANS areal extent of something
Measure of amount of earths surface something occupies
absolute space - ANS A measurable area with definite boundaries
Objective, physical
Relative space - ANS subjective/perceptual and variable over time
Spatial - ANS Refers to space, synonymous with geographic
Location - ANS Particular position in space
Absolute (mathematical) location - ANS the precise spot where something is on earth
(latitude and longitude)
Arbitrary mathematical grid, relatively unchanging
Relative (percieved) location - ANS subjective to change and interpretation
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,Nominal (toponym) locations - ANS location of significance is given a name
Toponym — place name
Place - ANS Location that's acquired a meaning or significance, either individually or
collectively
Location + cultural/human meaning = - ANS place
Sense of place - ANS Feelings evoked from the experiences an individual associates with a
location
Reinforced by local/regional characteristics & uniqueness
Sacred place - ANS A location with particular significance to an individual or a group, usually
(but not necessarily) for religious reasons.
Placeless - ANS A place that is indistinguishable from other such places in appearance or
character
Evokes little to no meaning
Homogenous, standardized
Regions - ANS Part of earths surface that displays internal homogeneity and is relatively
distinct from surrounding areas according to certain criteria
Contiguous spatial unit
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, Regional geography - ANS Areal differentiation
Regionalization - ANS Classifying locations or areas of the earths surface into various regions
- generalization of data
- finding similarities btw different places to comprise region
Regions may vary because of: - ANS Subjectivity
Scale
Theme
Landscape - ANS Characteristics, overall appearance of a place, area, location, comprising a
combination of a natural & human influence
Cultural landscape - ANS Characteristics of a particular area resulting from human
modification of natural environment
Have symbolic meaning of culture that produced them
Distance - ANS Measurement of the physical space between two places.
4 types of distance - ANS absolute, travel, economic/communication, perceptual
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