Chapter 1 AP Human Geography Review

Map that shows frequencies using dots

Physical characteristics of a place

Interaction between human social systems and the ecosystem

Spread of an idea or trend by physical movement of people from one place to another

Specific point on earth distinguished by a certain characteristic

Flow of products, people, services, information among places response to local supply & demand

General information of places

Customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits that constitute a group tradition

Has one or more variables across a specific space

Relationship between distribution of one feauture to distribution of another feauture

Shows Arctic and antarctic areas (used on planes)

Frequency of something in a certain area

Location of a place compared to other places or surrounding features

Geometric arrangement of objects in space

Way to understand an area or topic using spatial features and relationships

Uses colors or shades to represent data on a map

Computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data

Reduction of time ot takes for something to reach another place

Gap in economic condition between periphery and core results of globalization

Diminishing form of something

Resource produced in nature faster than it is consumed by humans

Spread of feature or trend from a node or person of authority/power to other people/places

Fixed Location on Earth

Relation to the entire world on a map

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

Management of natural resources to keep them lasting

Measures distance east and west of the prime meridian

Belief that environment can limit human actions, but humans can change their environment

Geographic approach that empathizes human-environment relationships

Arrangement of something across Earth's surface

Rapid wide-spread diffusion of a feature/trend in a population

Illustrates physical features using colors/texture

Measures distance north and south of the equator (goes east to west)

Developed area (city) with a large density of human structures and population

Ratio between distance on a map and distance on earth

Used for nautical purposes (sailors)

Gathers data about Earth using satellites, tracking stations, & recievers (cars, planes, ships)

Science of map making

Long-term weather over a certain location

Using resources in a way that it will ensure its availability in the future

System using satellites, tracking stations, & recievers to determine a position of something

When all maps are put together

Area where everyone shares one distinctive characteristic (religion, ethnicity)

Lost importance of a phenomenon distancing from its origin

An area organized around a node or focal point (TV Station, radio)

Name given to a place on earth

Data using numbers or measurements

Uses lones to show elevation of something on a map (more lines-higher, less lines-lower)

Region where innovative ideas originate

What does LDC stand for

Something made worldwide in scope by actions or processes involving the entire world

Arrangement of different levels of objects

Use different symbols/sizes to represent numerical values on a map

Shows what places have a larger population by making it larger on the map

What does MDC stand for

A map that you make in your head

Spread of feauture or trend in an additive process among people from one area to another

Geographic approach that empathizes relationships among social/physical phenomenon

Area mostly following 180° longitude

Place people believes exists as a part of their cultural identity

The belief that the environment determined your culture/beliefs

Local area on map (village, town, city)

Position of something on earth relative to other locations

Wide scale development of industries in a country or region

Spread of an underlying principle even though the actual characteristic fails to diffuse

Data using observations

Zero degrees longitude

Area of earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics

Spread of something over a certain area

Observing people in real places such as work or home

Something produced in nature more slowly than it is consumed by humans