Ap human geography unit 1

the coordinates of a place using latitude and longitude

the ability to reach a place with respect to another place

the number of farmers per unit of farmland

the total number of objects in an area

the science of map-making

a thematic map using shading to show a pattern of a variable (the darker the shading, the higher the concentration of the variable)

the extent of a feature's spread over space

relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space

the rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population

central, wealthy, technologically advanced countries vs. less-developed, poor, and dependant countries

the geographic study of human-environment relationships

forms superimposed on the physical environment by humans

the frequency with which something occurs in space

the process by which a characteristic spreads across space from one place to another over time

contact diminishes with increasing distance and eventually disappears

the arrangement of a feature in space

the theory that the physical environment causes social development

the parallel with the largest circumference and the place with 12 hours of daylight (0 degrees latitude)

created the word geography, accepted the Earth is sperical, calculated its circumference, and created a map of the Earth dividing it into climatic regions

the pread of a feature from one place to another in a snowballing process

an area within which everyone shares in a common one or more distinctive characteristics

an area organized around a node or central point

a computer system that can capture, store, query, analyze, and display geographic data

a force or process that involves the entire world and results in making something worldwide in scope

a system that accurately determines the precise position of something on Earth

the master reference time for all points on Earth; the time at the prime meridian

the place from which an innovation originates

the spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority to other persons or places

the study of where and why human activities are located where they are

a line following the 180 degree latitude line where when you cross it going west, you set the clock forward by 24 hours

a thematic map with continuous lines joining points of the same value

divided the West into townships and ranges to help with the buying and selling of land

the numbering system to indicate the location of a parallel

the position that something occupies on Earth's surface

a numbering system used to locate each meridian on Earth's surface

a two-dimensional or flat-scale model of Earth's surface, or a portion of it

an internal representation of a portion of Earth's surface

rectangular-shaped maps with little shape and direction distortion, but a lot of size distortion

an arc drawnbetween the North and South poles

the geometric arrangement of objects in space

the number of persons per unit of land suitable for agriculture

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

the meridian that is 0 degrees longitude

the north-south lines seperating townships

the scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map

an ancient Greek who wrote Guide to Geography and made many maps

help people find and identify physical and/or political features

an area of Earth distinguished by a distinctive combination of physical and cultural traits

lets us find unfamiliar locations by comparing them to familiar ones

the acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting Earth or other long-distance methods

maps that are useful for displaying information across the oceans, but land areas are smaller than on interrupted maps of the same size

refers to the relationship of a feature's size on a map compared to its actual size on Earth

a feeling for the features that contribute to the distinctiveness of a particular spot on Earth

the notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape

the physical character of a place

the location of a place relative to other places

the reduction in time it takes for something to reach another place

depending on the scale, different spatial assumptions can be made

the spread of an underlying principle, even though a characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse

shows how a particular feature is distributed over an area

everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than far things

the name given to a place on Earth

a place that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity