Chapter 1 Study Guide (pg 2-40)
AP HuG -Darbois
--For all the following, be able to define/explain and have examples when applicable.
Chapter 1 – (pg 2-19) – KI #1 and #2 - Quiz #1
 What is a map?
 Place
 Region
 Map Scale
 Small scale vs Large Scale Maps (Not in book – power point)
 Cartography
 What is map scale?
 What is distortion and how does it affect flat maps?
o Distortion on Large Scale vs Small Scale maps
 First need to understand what a large scale map is and what a small scale map is
 Why is the globe the best representation of the earth?
 GIS (Geographic information system)
 Remote Sensing
 Absolute Location (Mathematical Location) and GPS (Global Positioning System)
 What is GPS
 Toponym
 Site vs Situation
 Latitude (Parallel) – Part of Mathematical Location
o Equator
o Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn (23.5* N and S)
 Longitude (Meridian) – Part of Mathematical Location
o Prime Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time
o International Date Line
 Be able to determine Latitude and Longitude
 Regions – What are they and give examples
o Formal (Uniform) Region
o Functional (Nodal) Region
o Vernacular (Perceptual) Region
 Cultural Landscape
 Culture
Food for thought after reading pages 2-19: - DUE 1. We all live in a region as well as a country or state, what region do you live in? How is it defined?
Is it a formal, functional, or vernacular (perceptual) region as defined in the text? Do you have
different perceptions about your region?
Chapter 1 (pg 20-40) – KI #3 and #4 - Quiz #2
 Globalization
 Transnational (multinational) corporation
 Globalization of Culture
 Scale
 Space
 Distribution
Chapter 1 Study Guide (pg 2-40)
AP HuG -Darbois
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Density
Concentration
Pattern
Land Ordinance of 1785
o Township and Range
Connections
Diffusion
Hearth
Relocation Diffusion
Expansion Diffusion
o Hierarchical diffusion
o Contagious Diffusion
o Stimulus Diffusion
Distance Decay
Space-Time Compression
Unequal Access – what does this mean?
Uneven Development
Resource
Renewable vs Nonrenewable resource
Sustainability
Conservation
Preservation
Abiotic vs Biotic
Climate
Ecosystems
Erosion and Depletion of nutrients
Cultural Ecology
Environmental Determinism vs. Possibilism
Food for thought after reading pages 20-40: - DUE 1. Why do you think restaurants are clustered at a single interchange instead of dispersing one or
two at each interchange? What AP terms from KI #3 could be used to explain their placement?