AP Human Geography Unit 1

Art and science of mapmaking

show and label highways and streets

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

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

defined by the informal sense of place that people ascribe to

Characteristics of relative location

share characteristics of both core and periphery countries

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

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

show and label property

Region united by more than one trait/characteristics

Distortion of Mercator Projection

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

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

the contact, movement, and flow of things between locations

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

Study of place names; affected by characteristics of location

points of equal elevation are connected

Which of the following is an example of geospatial technology?

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

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

Definition of sense of place

All map projections contain which of the following distortion:

Characteristics of absolute location

dependent on core countries for capital and have underdeveloped industries

Spatial Thinking of Geography

Distortion of Robinson Projection (general use)

Which of the following is a type of scale?

Definition of situation

each dot represents a specific quantity

Types of Wallerstein's World-Systems

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

Definition of site