AP Human Geography / Unit 3: Cultural Patterns and Processes
3.2 Cultural Landscapes
Notes
The cultural landscape is the visible human imprint on the land: buildings, religious structures, land use, signs.
- Sequent occupance: layers left by different groups over time.
- Placemaking and sense of place.
Practice
Buildings from several past cultures in one city show:
Layers over time.
Which is part of the cultural landscape?
Human-made.
The architecture of a place reflects its:
Cultural expression.
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