AP Human Geography Unit 1 Review

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

What is GIS?

Back

Creating and displaying layers of spatial data

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 demarcated by officially recognized, often political borders

Back

Formal region

Front

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

Back

GPS

Front

Process of gathering data about Earth from instruments far above the planet's surface

Back

Remote sensing