Study Guide in FSSE 103 Places and Landscape in a Changing World Module 1: CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1:

GEO 1 - HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

OVERVIEW

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Intended Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this chapter, the students should be able to:

TEACHING STRATEGY:

LEARNING CONTENTS

The Study of Places and Landscapes

 How the environment shapes and is shaped by people and how it is perceived and
understood by people.

‘Landscape’ is a concept which includes the physical environment and people’s perception and
appreciation of that environment. Landscape means the natural and physical attributes of land
together with air and water which change over time and which is made known by people’s
evolving perceptions and associations [such as beliefs, uses, values and relationships]
https://www.environmentguide.org.nz/issues/landscape/what-are-landscapes/

A landscape is part of Earth's surface that can be viewed at one time from one place. It consists of
the geographic features that mark, or are characteristic of, a particular area.
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/landscape/

2 Major Kinds of Landscape

a. Natural Landscape- Landscapes without any evidence or trace of human activities.
b. Cultural Landscape- a characteristic and tangible outcome of the complex interactions between
a human group and a natural environment.

a. Natural Landscape
A natural landscape is made up of a collection of landforms, such as mountains, hills,
plains, and plateaus. Lakes, streams, soils (such as sand or clay), and natural vegetation are other
features of natural landscapes. A desert landscape, for instance, usually indicates sandy soil and

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Study Guide in FSSE 103 Places and Landscape in a Changing World Module 1: CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

few deciduous trees. Even desert landscapes can vary: The hilly sand dunes of the Sahara Desert
landscape are very different from the cactus-dotted landscape of the Mojave Desert of the
American Southwest, for instance.

b Cultural Landscape
A characteristic and tangible outcome of the complex interactions between a human group
and a natural environment.
•Archive of society
Reflection of our culture and experiences
Comprehensive product of human action
Collection of evidence about our character and experience, our struggles & triumphs as humans

Types of Landscape
•Ordinary/Vernacular Landscape- is a cultural landscape that evolved through use by the people
whose activities or occupancy shaped that landscape. Through social or cultural attitudes of an
individual, family or a community, the landscape reflects the physical, biological, and cultural
character of those everyday lives. It is also known as the combination of natural and human
structures in the context of ordinary people's lives.
–Everyday landscapes that people create in the course of their lives
–Landscapes that are lived-in and changed
–Influence and change the perceptions, values, and behaviors
•Symbolic Landscape features a number of images that literally resemble a landscape, while others
embrace figurative or textual strategies.
–Representations of particular values, or aspirations, that the builders & financiers of those
landscapes want to impart to a larger public.
-presents a definitive collection of landscape/place studies that explores symbolic, cultural
levels of geographical meanings.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321606791_Symbolic_Landscapes

IMPORTANCE OF LANDSCAPES

Economic Social/Cultural Ecological

Tourism Quality of Life

Branding Spiritual Renewal
Attracting Investment Sense of Place and Identity Indigenous Habitats
Attracting Residents Cultural Values Regeneration
Productive Capacity Historical Linkages Conservation

LEARNING POINTS

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LEARNING ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITY AREA!

ACT. 1: VIRTUAL
TOUR TO A
GLOBAL CITY

REFERENCES

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/
325114659_Vernacular_Landscape_The_Transition_of_the_Past_Concepts_to_the_Contemporary
_Context

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