AP Human Geography Unit 1

Front

The precise point where a place is located on Earth

Back

Absolute location

Front

The science of making maps

Back

Cartography

Front

Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees

Back

Longitude

Front

Distance north or south of the equator

Back

Latitude

Front

A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data

Back

GIS

Front

Specific human and physical characteristics of a location

Back

Place

Front

Number of something in a specifically defined area

Back

Density

Front

The ratio between the size of things in the real world and the size of those same things on a map

Back

Scale

Front

An area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics

Back

Formal region

Front

A system that determines accurately the precise position of something on Earth through satellites, tracking stations, and receivers

Back

GPS