AP Human Geography Unit 1

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

the contact, movement, and flow of things between locations

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

Definition of sense of place

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

dependent on core countries for capital and have underdeveloped industries

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

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

Which of the following is an example of geospatial technology? (all that apply)

Which of the following is a type of scale? (all that apply)

Distortion of Robinson Projection (general use) (all that apply)

Definition of site (all that apply)

Definition of situation

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

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

Distortion of Conic Projection (all that apply)

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

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

Characteristics of absolute location (all that apply)

Art and science of mapmaking

points of equal elevation are connected

Study of place names; affected by characteristics of location

show and label highways and streets

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

Region united by more than one trait/characteristics

All map projections contain which of the following distortion: (all that apply)

Distortion of Mercator Projection (all that apply)

defined by the informal sense of place that people ascribe to

Types of Wallerstein's World-Systems

share characteristics of both core and periphery countries

Characteristics of relative location (all that apply)

Spatial Thinking of Geography

each dot represents a specific quantity