AP human geography unit 1

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

the branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes

the visible imprint of human activity and culture on the landscape

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

A map that shows a particular theme/a map that shows specialized information

a way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface

A map that uses differences in shading or coloring to indicate statistical ranges.

A map with symbols that change in size according to the value of the attribute they represent.

each dot represents an identical unit and conveys data by amount present

A map in which the shape or size is distorted in order to demonstrate a variable such as travel, population or economic production

Map displaying lines that connect points of equal value; for example, a map showing elevation levels

equal area projection that distorts the shape of land masses (looks stretched out)

accurately shows shape and direction, but distorts distance and size of land masses; used for navigation across and ocean

An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features.

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

A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular character.

The position of a place in relation to another place

The physical character of a place

the location of a place related to it contextual surroundings

name given to a portion of Earth's surface

the rapid innovation of communication and transportation technologies associated with globalization that transforms the way people think about space and time; a sense that the world is shrinking

A measure of how much absolute distance affects the interaction between two places.

contact diminishing with increasing distance and eventually disappear.

The geographic theme that explores how people use, adapt to, and modify the environment

the idea that human behavior is controlled by the physical environment

the belief that a physical environment plays a role in the development of a society, but is NOT the ONLY factor at work. Human innovation often times can overcome nature's limits

a group of places that have one or more unifying attributes with well defined borders, for example, a political region

An area organized around a node or focal point. Consists of a central place and the surrounding places affected by it

Region whose boundaries are determined by people's beliefs, not a scientifically measurable process.

amount of territory that a map represents IE global scale is whole earth, local scale is small region

Generally, the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole, specifically the relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earth's surface.

a scale that determines what is being studied based on the size of the area being examined

the government's official count of a population every 10 years

meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

the scanning of the earth by satellite or high-flying aircraft in order to obtain information about it.

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

pattern that arranges points by location

Any material provided by nature that can be used to produce goods and services

Various ways humans use the land such as agricultural, industrial, residential, or recreational

A map that shows man-made features such as boundaries, countries, and cities.

Helps you see the landforms and bodies of water in specific areas.

Gathered closely together in a group

distributed or spread over a considerable extent

A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data.

The physical gap or interval between two objects

a map that shows the surface features of Earth, specifically elevation

Data that is in numbers

data with general observations

the interconnected nature of the world socially, politically, and economically.

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