AP human geo unit 1

the study of the spatial characteristics of various elements of the physical enviornment

the study of the spatial characteristics of humans and human activity

A spatial framework consisting of four levels to assist in thinking like a geographer

To break down into parts and study each part carefully

A system of ideas and concepts that attempt to explain and prove

Key vocabulary, ideas, and building blocks that geographers use to describe our world

A series of steps or actions that explain why or how geographic patterns occur

Representations of reality or theories about reality

Look like stylized maps, and they illustrate theories about spatial distributions

Illustrates theories and concepts using words, graphs, or tables

Decreasing interactions and connections as distance increases

General arrangements of things being studied

A set of interconnected entities (nodes)

Any information that can be measured and recorded using numbers

Not represented by numbers. Collected by interviews, photographs, remote satellite images, and descriptions or cartoons.

Quantitative and spatial, it has a geographic location component to it.

Looking at topics at the local, regional, country, or global scale

Maps that show the absolute location of places and geographic features determined by a frame of reference, typically latitude and longitude

Show and label human-created boundaries and designations, such as countries, states, cities, and capitals

Show and label natural features, such as mountains, rivers, and deserts

show and label highways, streets, and alleys

Show and label property lines and details of land ownership

Maps that show spatial aspects of information or of a phenomenon

Maps that use colors to show location

Maps that use dots to show location

Maps that use symbols of different sizes to indicate different amounts of something

Maps that use lines to connect points

Maps that connects points of equal elevation and makes contours

Maps that changes size of countries to compare something

Ratio between real world vs. on the map

The way the map communicates the ratio of its size to the size of what it represents

Show a larger amount of area with less detail

The precise spot where something is according to some system

Distance north or south of the equator

Distance east or west of the prime meridian

An imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the north and south poles

An imaginary line that runs from pole to pole through Greenwich, England

Roughly follows the prime meridian but makes deviations to accommodate international boundaries

A description of where something is in relation to other things

How well two locations are tied together by roads or other links

How quickly and easily people in one location can interact with people in another location

north,south,east,west,up,down,left,right

General arrangements of things being studied

The distance that can be measured with a standard unit length, such as a mile or kilometer.

The distance of features above sea-level

A description of the pattern of where specific phenomenon are located

Phenomena are arranged in a group or concentrated area

Phenomena arranged in a straight line

Phenomena spread out over a large area

Phenomena are equally spaced from a central point, forming a circle

Phenomena are in a regular arrangement, such as the squares or blocks formed by roads in the Midwest

Phenomena appear to have no order to their position

The task of defining and describing landscapes

The act of physically visiting a location, place, or region and recording, firsthand, information there

All of the information that can be tied to a specific locations.

Gathers information from satellites that orbit the earth or other craft above the atmosphere

Observing and recording information on location, or in the field

2D or 3D interactive maps that allow people to zoom in or out to see data in ways that was previously impossible

GPS receivers on the earth's surface use the locations of multiple satellites to determine and record a receiver's exact location

The use of cameras or other sensors mounted on aircraft or satellites to collect digital images of the earth's surface.

A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data or geospatial data sets

Increase the likelihood of success because they create buy-in from local residents and are more likely to be culturally accepted

Considers the arrangement of the phenomena being studied across the surface of the earth

The area between two or more phenomena or things

Identifies where specific phenomena are located either on a grid system or relative to another location

Refers to the specific human and physical characteristic of a location

A group of places in the same area that share a characteristic

The characteristics at the immediate location

The location of a place relative to its surroundings and its connectivity to other places

Humans perception of the characteristics of places

Place names

The shrinking "time distance" between locations because of improved methods of transportation and communication

The contact, movement, and flow of things between locations

Patterns and movement of ideas, people, product, and other phenomena

When things are farther apart, they tend to be less connected

Matching patterns of distribution

The connection and exchange between humans and the natural world

Includes items that occur in the natural environment that people can use

Unlimited and will not be depleted based on use by people

Limited and can be exhausted by human uses

Trying to use resources now in ways that will allow their use in the future while minimizing negative impacts on the environment

The study of how land is utilized, modified, and organized by people

The physical artifacts that humans have created that form part of the landscape

Anything built by humans

The study of how humans adapt to the environment

The belief that climate and land-forms are the most powerful force shaping human behavior

A view that focuses more on the role that human culture plays

Refers to the area of the world being studied

Map of the entire planet, showing data that covers the whole world

Multiple countries of the world

One country

A portion of a country or a region/s within a country

A province, state, city, county, or neighborhood

When geographers organize data into different scales such as by census tract, city, county, or country

Inaccurate generalizations that are not supported by the data or logical reasoning.

Have boundaries, unifying characteristics, cover space, and are created by people

Must have 1 or more trait: Political, Physical, Cultural, or Economical

Regions organized around a focal point and are defined by an activity

Defined by the informal sense of place that people ascribe to them

Smaller areas, shares some characteristics but is distinctive