PLACES &

LANDSCAPES
CHAPTER 1
 Learning Outcomes
◆ Discuss why is there a need to study
places and landscapes;
◆ Explain why people value landscapes
and places;
◆ Identify reasons for knowing the
different places and landscapes in
the world.
 LESSON OUTLINE
1. the study of places and landscapes
2. the value of landscapes and places
3. the famous places and landscapes
4. the reason for knowing the different
places and landscapes in the world
The Study of Places
and Landscapes
QUESTION:

Are the terms Places

and Landscapes
similar to one
another?
The Study of Places & Landscapes
◆ PLACES

- A particular point on the earth's

surface’ (has a physical form)
- According to Lowenthal (1978),
localities are specific places
- place consists part of social
networks
- human connection and the place
The Study of Places & Landscapes
◆ LANDSCAPES

- is part of Earth's surface that can be

viewed at one time from one place
- consists of geographic features that
mark, or are characteristic of, a
particular area
- 'Landscape' is often understood as a
'panoramic view', or a 'scenery’.
- It is something perceived by seeing.
Attachment to a specific place is apt to
reflect some intimate connection, like
growing up in it; attachment to a
landscape (or townscape) type is more
apt to reflect scenic or recreational
preferences.

R. Muir, Approaches to Landscape ©

Richard Muir 1999
According to Relph (1976: 31), what
makes the experience of PLACE
different from that of LANDSCAPE is
the concept of 'time' and the act of
memory associated with the former.
Landscape can undergo significant
changes but the place stays constant.
 LANDSCAPES
◆ The term comes from the Dutch word landschap,
the name given to paintings of the countryside.
◆ Geographers have borrowed the word from
artists. Although landscape paintings have
existed since ancient Roman times. They were
reborn during the Renaissance in Northern
Europe.
◆ Painters ignored people or scenes in landscape
art, and made the land itself the subject of
paintings.
◆ Famous Dutch landscape painters include Jacob
van Ruisdael and Vincent Van Gogh.
 TYPES OF LANDSCAPES

NATURAL CULTURAL
◆ made up of a ◆ Landscapes that
collection of people have modified
landform, such as ◆ People and the
mountains, hills, plants they grow, the
plains and plateaus. animals they care for
Lakes, streams, soils and the structures
(such as sand or they build make up
clay), and natural cultural landscapes
vegetation are other
features of natural
landscapes
 TYPES OF LANDSCAPES

NATURAL CULTURAL

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THREE DEFINITIONS
OF CULTURAL
LANDSCAPES
(Accdg. to World Heritage Committee of UNESCO)
 3 DEFINITIONS OF CULTURAL
LANDSCAPES (Accdg to UNESCO)
1. landscape designed and created
intentionally by man (Ex. 1st Coffee
Plantation in Cuba)
 3 DEFINITIONS OF CULTURAL
LANDSCAPES
2. An organically evolved landscape
where the spiritual, economic and
cultural significance of an area
developed along with its physical
characteristics (Ex. Orkhon Valley
Cultural Landscape
in Mongolia)
 3 DEFINITIONS OF CULTURAL
LANDSCAPES (Accdg to UNESCO)
3. an associative cultural landscape,
except physical evidence of historical
human use of the site may be missing.
Its significance is an association with
spiritual, economic, or cultural features
of a people (Ex. Tongariro National
Park in New Zealand )
 Māori

Tongariro
National Park
People and the Natural Landscape
◆ The growth of technology has increased
our ability to change a natural landscape.
Many human activities increase the rate at
which natural processes such as,
weathering and erosion, shape the
landscape.
◆ By studying natural and cultural
landscapes, geographers learn how
people’s activities affect the land. Their
studies may suggest ways that will help us
protect the delicate balance of Earths
ecosystem.
Why do we need to
value places and
landscapes?
 IMPORTANCE OF
LANDSCAPE
◆ Landscapes and places are important
because they contribute significantly
to our well-being and quality of life.
◆ They provide the broader context
within which we live our lives
IMPORTANCE OF
LANDSCAPE
Why is it important to
study the places and
landscapes in a
changing world?
 Why is it important to study the places and
landscapes in a changing world?

◆ It provides not only a body of

knowledge about the creation of
places and regions but also a deep
understanding of the
interdependence of places and
regions in a globalizing world -
reflecting the major changes that
have recently been impressed on
global, national and regional
landscapes
The Famous Places
and Landscapes
Antarctica
MOUNT EREBUS

where Fire meets Ice

BLOOD FALLS
Natural time capsule containing an alien
ecosystem.
McMurdo Dry Valleys
One of the most extreme deserts in the world,
these snow-free valleys harbor life, despite the
hostile environment
EUROPE
Seven Rila Lakes, Bulgaria
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Cliffs of Étretat, France
Tulip Fields, Netherlands
Plitvice Falls, Croatia
NORTH AMERICA
Moraine Lake in Banff National Park, Canada
Antelope Canyon, Arizona
Spotted Lake, Canada
SOUTH AMERICA
Hornocal Mountains, Argentina
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
AFRICA
VICTORIA FALLS
Namib Desert, Namibia
White Desert, Egypt
AUSTRALIA
Twelve Apostles, Australia
ASIA
Zhangye Danxia, China
Bromo Volcano, East Java, Indonesia
Yuanyang Rice Terraces in China
Chocolate Hills, Bohol, Philippines
 References
◆ https://www.atlasobscura.com/thing
s-to-do/antarctica/natural-wonders
◆ https://www.explore.com/1148216/t
he-most-incredible-landscapes-in-
the-whole-entire-world/