AP Human Geography Unit 1

each dot represents a specific quantity

He calculated the circumference of the Earth

uses colors, shades of one color, or patterns to show location of spatial data

Definition of site

All map projections contain which of the following distortion:

Types of Wallerstein's World Systems

Which of the following is an example of geospatial technology?

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

points of equal elevation are connected

The inverse relationship between distance and connection (cultural and spatial)

maps that people create in their minds based on experience and knowledge

Definition of situation

Characteristics of relative location

Study of place names; affected by characteristics of location

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

show and label highways and streets

Art and science of mapmaking

defined by the informal sense of place that people ascribe to

use lines that connect points of equal value to depict variations in the data across space

Nodal point, defined by activity that occurs across region, united by networks

Distortion of Mercator Projection

show and label property

dependent on core countries for capital and have underdeveloped industries

Region united by more than one trait/characteristics

Characteristics of absolute location

share characteristics of both core and periphery countries

the process geographers use to divide and categorize space into smaller areal units

dominant capitalist countries which exploit the peripheral countries for labor, raw materials

sizes of countries, states, counties, etc. are shown according to specific statistics

Distortion of Robinson Projection (general use)

shows and labels human-created boundaries, such as countries, states, cities, and capitals