Duplicate of AP Human Geography Unit 1

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

All map projections contain which of the following distortion:

each dot represents a specific quantity

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

show and label highways and streets

Distortion of Conic Projection

Characteristics of relative location

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

Art and science of mapmaking

Definition of sense of place

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

Distortion of Mercator Projection

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

Spatial Thinking of Geography

Distortion of Robinson Projection (general use)

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

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

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

Study of place names; affected by characteristics of location

show and label property

dependent on core countries for capital and have underdeveloped industries

defined by the informal sense of place that people ascribe to

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

the contact, movement, and flow of things between locations

points of equal elevation are connected

He calculated the circumference of the Earth

He is considered the father of geography

Types of Wallerstein's World-Systems

share characteristics of both core and periphery countries

Region united by more than one trait/characteristics

Which of the following is an example of geospatial technology?

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

Characteristics of absolute location

Definition of situation

Which of the following is a type of scale?

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

Definition of site