AP Human Geography Chapter 1 Vocab

Science of mapmaking

Company that conducts research, factories, sells products in many countries

Spread of a feature or trend among people from one area to another in a snowballing process

Geometric or regular arrangement of something in a study area

Ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture

Specific point on earth distinguished by a particular character

Rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population

Theory that physical environment sets limits on human actions but people have ability to adjust

Reduction in time it takes to diffuse something to distant places resulting from improved tech

Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide

Diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance

Area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity

Region from which innovative ideas originate

Arc that follows 180 degrees longitude and when crossed, the clock moves back 24 hours

Position of anything on earth