AP HUG UNIT 1

Definition of site

dependent on core countries for capital and have underdeveloped industries

Study of place names; affected by characteristics of location

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

show and label highways and streets

the contact, movement, and flow of things between locations

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

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

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

Characteristics of relative location

All map projections contain which of the following distortion:

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

each dot represents a specific quantity

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

Art and science of mapmaking

Region united by more than one trait/characteristics

Distortion of Mercator Projection

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

Which of the following is a type of scale?

Types of Wallerstein's World-Systems

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

Definition of situation

Which of the following is an example of geospatial technology?

share characteristics of both core and periphery countries

Spatial Thinking of Geography

defined by the informal sense of place that people ascribe to

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

Distortion of Robinson Projection (general use)

points of equal elevation are connected

Characteristics of absolute location

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

Definition of sense of place