AP Human Geography Chapter 1 Vocab

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Absolute location

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Description of a place's position that never changes, like latitude and longitude.

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Cartogram:

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A map where projection and scale are distorted to convey variable information.

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Choropleth Map:

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A map where areas are shaded or patterned based on variable measurement.

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Concentration: The spread of something over a given area.

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The spread of something over a given area.

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Cultural Ecology

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A geographic approach emphasizing human-environmental relationships.

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Cultural Landscape

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An approach to geography emphasizing relationships among social and physical phenomena in a study area.

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Culture: The body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits that constitute a group's distinct tradition.

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The body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits that together constitute a group's distinct tradition.

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Density: Frequency of existence in a unit area.

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Frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area.

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Distance Decay

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Diminished importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin.

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Distribution: Arrangement of something across Earth's surface.

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Arrangement of something across Earth's surface.