Unit 1: AP Human Geography Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6wpznh 1. spatial approach The way of identifying, explaining, and predicting the human and physical patterns and the connections of various locations. 2. physical geography the branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes 3. human geography The study of where and why human activities are located where they are 4. absolute location Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates 5. latitude the distance in degrees north or south of the equator 1 / 19 Unit 1: AP Human Geography Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6wpznh 6. equator the imaginary center line of latitude that divides the northern and southern hemispheres. 7. longitude Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees 8. prime meridian 0 degrees longitude - passes through Greenwich, England 9. International Date Line the line of longitude that marks where each new day begins, centered on the 180th meridian 2 / 19 Unit 1: AP Human Geography Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6wpznh 10. Relative Location the position of a place or entity based on its location with respect to other locations 11. connectivity the degree of linkage between locations from one another 12. accessibility the relative ease with which a destination may be reached from some other place 13. place A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular character. 3 / 19 Unit 1: AP Human Geography Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6wpznh 14. region An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features. 15. site The physical character of a place 16. situation the location of a place relative to other places 17. sense of place The relationship with places expressed in different dimensions of human life, how humans perceive a place. 4 / 19 Unit 1: AP Human Geography Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6wpznh 18. toponyms name given to a portion of Earth's surface 19. distance The length of a path between two points 20. proximity nearness in space, time, or relationship 21. time-space compression term for the reduction in time it takes for something to diffuse to a distance place 5 / 19 Unit 1: AP Human Geography Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6wpznh 22. spatial interaction movement of people, goods, info, etc between different places 23. friction of distance the increase in time and cost that usually comes with increasing distance 24. distance-decay contact diminishing with increasing distance and eventually disappear. 25. spatial association the reason why two things are placed where they are 6 / 19 Unit 1: AP Human Geography Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6wpznh 26. density The frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area 27. distribution The arrangement of something across Earth's surface. 28. human-environment in- The geographic theme that explores how people teraction use, adapt to, and modify the environment 29. cultural ecology the geographic study of human-environment relationships 7 / 19 Unit 1: AP Human Geography Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6wpznh 30. environmental determinism the idea that human behavior is controlled by the physical environment 31. environmental possibil- the idea that some environments offer specific conism straints/ opportunities 32. landscape analysis The process of describing and interpreting the landscape ecology of an area. 33. field observation a study of a phenomenon in a natural setting 8 / 19 Unit 1: AP Human Geography Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6wpznh 34. spatial data refer to the digital representation of space 35. aerial photography Taking images of the earth from elevated positions as a means of gathering geographic data 36. built environment man-made or constructed parts of a landscape or area 37. cultural landscape the visible imprint of human activity and culture on the landscape 38. patterns recurring characteristics or events 9 / 19 Unit 1: AP Human Geography Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6wpznh 39. processes the repeated sequences of events 40. Scale (map Scale) The relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole THREE types: cartographic, geographic, scale of data 41. cartographic scale the way the map communicates the ratio of its size to the size of what it represents 42. geographic scale amount of territory that a map represents IE global scale is whole earth, local scale is small region 10 / 19 Unit 1: AP Human Geography Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6wpznh 43. relative scale A scale relative to something else, like a ratio. 44. scale of data scale of map doesn't HAVE to change, but the level of detail in the data would 45. reference maps show locations of places and geographic features absolute locations 46. political map A map showing units such as countries, states, provinces, districts, etc. 11 / 19 Unit 1: AP Human Geography Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6wpznh 47. physical map A map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, oceans, etc. 48. road map Shows mainly roads, but also major highways, airports, and local points of interest 49. plat map detailed map illustrating the geographic boundaries of individual lots 50. locator map section of a map that shows a larger area than the main map 12 / 19 Unit 1: AP Human Geography Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6wpznh 51. thematic map A map that shows a particular theme a map that shows specialized information 52. choropleth map A map that uses differences in shading or coloring to indicate statistical ranges. 53. dot distribution map each dot represents an identical unit and conveys data by amount present 54. graduated symbol map Contain symbols varying in size to show relative quantitative values 13 / 19 Unit 1: AP Human Geography Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6wpznh 55. isoline map map line that connects points of equal or very similar values 56. topographic map A map that shows the surface features of an area. 57. cartogram a type of map used to present statistical info stretch 58. map projection a way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface 59. 14 / 19 Unit 1: AP Human Geography Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6wpznh Mercator map projection accurately shows shape and direction, but distorts distance and size of land masses; used for navigation across and ocean 60. Gall-Peters Projection equal area projection that distorts the shape of land masses (looks stretched out) 61. conic projection map made by projecting points and lines from a globe onto a cone. 62. Robinson projection The lines of latitude and longitude almost intersect at right angles except near edges. Useful projection for display of oceans but land masses are distorted. 63. geographic model A model that represents earths features. 15 / 19 Unit 1: AP Human Geography Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6wpznh 64. spatial model stylized map, illustrate theories about spacial distributions 65. nonspatial model illustrate theories using words, graphs, and tables; often depict change over time 66. regionalization The process of dividing an area into smaller segments called regions. 67. formal region (AKA uni- a group of places that have similar attributes, for form or homogenous) example, a political region 16 / 19 Unit 1: AP Human Geography Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6wpznh 68. functional (or nodal) re- Consists of a central place and the surrounding gion places affected by it 69. perceptual (or vernacu- a region defined by popular feelings and images lar) region rather than by objective data. 70. mental map A map which represents the perceptions and knowledge a person has of an area 71. subregion A smaller division of a geographic region. 17 / 19 Unit 1: AP Human Geography Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6wpznh 72. fieldwork on-location research 73. quantitative data Information obtained by counting or measuring 74. qualitative data Information describing color, odor, shape, or some other physical characteristic 75. Geographic Information A computer system that stores, organizes, anaSystem (GIS) lyzes, and displays geographic data. 76. Geospatial 18 / 19 Unit 1: AP Human Geography Study online at https://quizlet.com/_6wpznh relating to or denoting data that is associated with a particular location. 77. Sustainability The ability to keep in existence or maintain. A sustainable ecosystem is one that can be maintained 19 / 19
