AP Human Geography Unit 1

Distance Decay is best defined as

each dot represents a specific quantity

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

defined by the informal sense of place that people ascribe to

The prime meridian, which passes through Greenwich, England is equivalent to which following lines of longitude?

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

Definition of sense of place

Region united by more than one trait/characteristics

Art and science of mapmaking

Which of the following is an example of an absolute location?

show and label highways and streets

Spatial Thinking of Geography

All map projections contain which of the following distortion:

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

In order to investigate the spatial pattern of wheat production in the world, a geographer would investigate:

Which of the following is a type of scale?

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

Which one is NOT a required general feature on maps?

Latitude and longitude coordinates were invented to help people:

What concept refutes distance decay?

share characteristics of both core and periphery countries

The word culture describes:

The spread of people, ideas or things from one location to other locations where these items are not initially found is:

Identify the key points to remember about maps.

Study of place names; affected by characteristics of location

Geographic information systems and remote sensing are examplaes of:

Spatial perspective refers to where something occurs

Distortion of Conic Projection

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

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

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

show and label property

the contact, movement, and flow of things between locations

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

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

Define hierarchial diffusion

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

Which of the following is an example of geospatial technology?

Distortion of Robinson Projection (general use)

Characteristics of relative location

Which of the following is an example of Relocation Diffusion?

Distortion of Mercator Projection

Definition of situation

dependent on core countries for capital and have underdeveloped industries

points of equal elevation are connected

The core focus of human geography is

A McDonald's restaurant in India represents the international spread of businesses, otherwise known as ....

Types of Wallerstein's World-Systems

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

Definition of site

Characteristics of absolute location