S03: Functions of geographical names
  
 

1. Role of geographical names - they link us to geographical features
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The names serve as labels that can be used for:

  • Orientation, Navigation, reference points

  • Linking us to the landscape

  • Proper pronunciation of geographical names, which provides links to the inhabitants

  • Linking to other documents/files

  • And see next page: names link different maps

* With a geographical name, we anchor some feature in geographical reality.

 
 
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