Spatial Perspective
a way of looking at the human and physical patterns on Earth and their relationships to one another
Environmental Perspective
A perspective focused on the interaction between physical and human systems or between natural landscapes and societies.
Concept of Sustainability
The ability to keep in existence or maintain. A sustainable ecosystem is one that can be maintained
Functional Region (Nodal)
An area organized around a node or focal point
nodal
highly centralized
Possibilism
The physical environment may limit some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment.
Environmental Determinism
A doctrine that claims that cultural traits are formed and controlled by environmental conditions.
Toponym
the name given to a place on Earth
Globalization
Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope.
Cultural Relativism
the ability to understand a culture on its own terms and not to make judgments using the standards of one's own culture