The idea that land can hold a measurable amount of plant and animal life.
Possibilism
Theory in geography that humans, not environment, shape culture.
Environmental determinism
Set of theories that use environmental differences to explain everything from intelligence to wealth.
Rescale
Changing the geographical scope at which a problem is addressed by engaging decision makers and gatekeepers at another scale.
Culture
Group of belief systems, norms, and values practiced by a people.
Cultural Ecology
Study of the historical interaction between humans and environment in a place, including ways humans have modified and adapted to environment.
Cartography
The art and science of making maps.
Absolute location
Precise location of a place, usually defined by latitude and longitude.
Geography
The spatial study of people, place, space, and environment.
Region
Area of Earth identified as sharing a formal, functional, or perceptual commonality that makes it different from regions around it (one of the five themes of geography).
