Ap Human Geography Unit 1

the study of natural characteristics and the distributions of its features across the Earth.

the study of the events and processes that have shaped how humans understand and alter the Earth

Refers to where something occurs.

Refers to the relationships between living things and their environment.

Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates

The position of a place in relation to another place

A specific point on Earth distinguished by physical and human characteristics

A place's absolute location along with its physical appearance.

the location of a place relative to other places

The way something is spread out or arranged over an area

the effects of distance on interaction, generally the greater the distance the less interaction

the area of the world being studied

an area on Earth with distinct characteristics that make it different from other areas

An area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics

an area organized by its use, interest or activity

the focal point of a functional region

residential areas around a city

a region that reflects peoples emotions around a place, like how people perceive it

The relationship between the size of an object on a map and its actual size

ratio, graphic, and verbal

Smaller amount of area with more detail

larger amount of area with less detail

Amount of territory on a map

Global, Regional, National, and Local

Refers to if the data is shown at the country, state/territory, county, etc. level

Ask, Collect, Visualize, Create, Act

any data with a location tied to it

Data that is in numbers

Data in the form of recorded descriptions rather than numerical measurements.

the official count of a population in a defined area

Shape and features of land

the creation and use of visual representations for geographic analysis utilizing maps, graphs, and multimedia.

To get data without any kind of physical contact. This is often seen using drones.

A set of 31 satellites in the US orbiting Earth that transmit location data to handheld receivers.

The physical gap between two things

The number of things in an area

the way that something is arranged in a particular area

the way that people, goods, and information move and the ways that that effects political, social, economic and cultural aspects

the way that modern processes are causing the relative distance between places to shrink

A theory from the 18th, 19th, and 20th century that said that the way that humans act is mostly controlled by the environment.

The physical environment may limit some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment.

A way of using the resources and land on the Earth so it can be continued for a long time

a geographer who makes maps

maps that focus on relationships between geographic data that also have a purpose and a theme

A map that shows information by making it proportional to the variable

A map that uses differences in color and tone to show quantitative data

A map where dots are used to show different locations and events

A map where data is displayed using a variation in symbol sizes

A map where data points are connected when they have equal value

a way of representing the 3D Earth on a 2D surface

A map projection that shows true direction and accurate shape, but the size of the continents gets very distorted as it moves towards the poles.

A projection that shows true direction and relative size, but the shapes of the continents are distorted and stretched out

A projection that has curved longitude lines, and straight latitude lines. Shapes of the continents become distorted towards the poles, and directions are off but none of the differences are too extreme.

A map projection using a radial grid that is good for showing the poles of the Earth. It distorts shape and area.

A map projection that attempts to maintain the relative spatial science and the areas on the map

An example of an equal-area projection, often used for eronautical charts, portions of the State Plane Coordinate System, and many national and regional mapping systems

Map projections that attempt to maintain the shape of polygons on the map

Maps that focus on locations of places like countries lakes and/or cities

The level at which you group things together for examination

The environmental transition zone between to biomes

When the length of distance becomes a factor that inhibits the interaction between two points

To have a wavy pattern

A map that uses lines of varying thickness to show the direction and volume of a particular geographic movement pattern

A model that is object-oriented with coverage and concerned with how the physical world works or looks.

the location where regular behaviors occur

A characteristic shared by a group of people

a boundary from which each calendar day starts

Where the Prime meridian was fixed upon in Greenwich, England at 0 degrees longitude