Place can have several different meanings in geography. It is often thought of as a location of a town, city, or region on the Earth’s surface. More specifically, place can define the unique characteristics, both tangible and intangible
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The term place can have several different meanings in geography. It is often thought of as a location of a town, city, or region on the Earth’s surface. More specifically, place can define the unique characteristics, both tangible and intangible, of a location. This means that it not only includes the visual characteristics and features of a location, but also the associations and feelings that we have when we see or hear about a particular place. These intangible components may be evoked by photographs, symbols, stories, and songs or music. Phrases such as place attachment or sense of place refer to the complex relationship between humans and their surrounding environment. This relationship involves both the influence of the natural environment on humans as well as the changes that human activities have imposed on the surrounding environment. It is sometimes said that places have a way of claiming people, or that a place grows on you. This means that not only are we getting used to a place but also that we are developing a strong relationship with that place and that it is becoming a part of who we are―our identity. Global Environmental Types (Biomes) A global environmental type, usually referred to as a biome, is a large geographical area characterized by specific plant and animal communities. Biomes are usually named after their dominant vegetation type and are determined primarily by climate and geography of a region. Biomes can be both terrestrial (land) and aquatic (marine). Major biomes include forest, grassland, desert, tundra, and aquatic environments. Forest Biomes Desert Biomes Boreal (Taiga) Arid Temperate Semi-arid Tropical Coastal Cold
Prairie (Temperate) Arctic Steppe Alpine Savanna
Ecozones Small subdivisions of biomes called ecozones or bioregions. There are 15 terrestrial (land) and 5 aquatic (marine) ecozones in Canada. For example, much of southern Manitoba is in the Prairie Ecozone which is part of the Prairie Temperate Grasslands Biome. Arctic Cordillera Boreal Shield Taiga Cordillera Northern Arctic Atlantic Maritime Boreal Cordillera Southern Arctic Mixedwood Plains Pacific maritime Taiga Plains Boreal Pains Montane Cordillera Taiga Shield Prairies Hudson Plains Arctic Basin(Marine) Pacific (Marine) Atlantic (Marine) Northwest Atlantic (Marine) Arctic Archipelago (Marine) Notes from presentations: Directory: file -> view view -> Western Europe after wwii view -> Author study: paul fleischman view -> Qpa1 7ela study Guide view -> Arctic Oil/Gas Neg view -> November 1970 Approximately 150,000-500,000 deaths Bhola Cyclone Bangladesh view -> Grade Level: 6 Unit of Study: Caribbean glce view -> Citation: Duffield, Katy view -> Table of Contents Lesson # view -> Chinese Wind Energy Disad Download 11.1 Kb. Share with your friends:
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