place theme “what sets the site apart and gives it identity”
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Place Theme
Remember Scale A location and therefore a place can be:
quite small in spatial extentquite large in spatial extent
Landscape Features Physical Human Built
Be careful of stereotypes Place characteristics may tend to be stereotypical
Appalachian Hill Billy
U.S. States look at the back of the State Quarters Postage Stamps commemorating States
Place Theme: Physical Character
Terrain – Relief Sedona, Arizona: Red Rocks Montana: Big Sky Country
Precipitation: Desert regions Water features:
Lakes & Minnesota Sunshine:
Sunshine state: Florida Soils:
Oklahoma: Red Carpet Country Animals and Vegetation
Flowers: Blue Bells of Texas
Place Theme: Human Examples
Agriculture Wisconsin: the Dairy State Georgia: the peanut state
Religion Utah and “Mormonism” Israel and Judaism
Architectural Structures Sidney opera house
Music Traditions Memphis and the Blues New Orleans and Jazz
Clothing traditions India: Sari
Ethnicity South Louisiana and Cajun
Examples of Place Characteristics
ParisNotre Dam CathedralEiffel Tower
San FranciscoCable CarsRoads with steep inclines
LondonDouble Decker BussesRed letter boxesBig Ben
What Characteristics Identify Kansas as a Place
Physical CharacteristicsFlatnessWindDryTornadoesBlizzardsGrasslandsSunshineBlue skies
What characteristics identify Kansas as a Place
Built landscape featuresAgriculture: wheat FieldsCo-op elevators Limestone buildings