AP Human Geography Vocab Words Chapter 1

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What is scale?

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the relationship between a portion of the Earth being studied and the Earth as a whole.

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_____ is the system of map making

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cartography, Cartography

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What is a computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data? Hint: GIS

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Geographic Information System

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A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth though a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers

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GPS: Global/Geographic positioning system

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_______ is the body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits that together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people.

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culture, Culture

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What is projection?

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The system used to transfer locations from Earth's surface to a map.

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What is Remote Sensing?

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The acquisition of data about the Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the Earth or other long-distance methods.

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What is the increasing economic integration and interdependence of national, regional, and local economies across the world through an intensification of cross-border movement of goods, services, technologies and capital?

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Globalization

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The transmission of ideas, meanings, and values around the world in such a way as to extend and intensify social relations is...

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Cultural Globalization

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The ____ is the physical character of a place.

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