Exam 6: Interpreting Places and Landscapes

Modernism surmised that places were heavily shaped by

The telegraph,the telephone,the X-ray,the motion picture,the radio,the bicycle,the internal combustion engine,the airplane,the skyscraper,relativity theory,and psychoanalysis are characteristic of

Generally,the more experience and first-hand information we have of a place,the more our cognitive images

Las Vegas depends on the heritage industry to attract tourists.

Sacred spaces are not limited to houses of worship.

The following expression has been associated with postmodern society.

The most visited sacred site in Europe is in

Compare and contrast modernity and postmodernity,and discuss how postmodernity has affected globalization.

The trailer park and the suburb are examples of

Semiotics refers to the signs and meanings that are intentionally embedded into landscapes.

What does it mean to say that places are socially constructed?

-Havana is the capital of

Montreal's underground city is more extensive than Toronto's.

The slow city movement has emerged,and is growing,in the world's

The ubiquitous use of cell phones is destabilizing our ordered bubbles because a larger personal space is required to keep phone conversations private.

What do the terms modernism and postmodernism mean? How are these concepts reflected in the landscape?

This signal is consistently transmitted by shopping malls to all,regardless of gender,age,class,or race.

Which is an important geographic phenomenon which fosters curiosity about places,peoples,and cultures?

The connection between China and the global Internet is tightly controlled and can be severed at a moment's notice to prevent the spreading of unwelcome information.

The humanistic approach in geography emphasizes ________ values,meanings,intentions and behaviours.