APHG Unit 1 Review

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In descriptions of interaction between people and the environment, the term “environmental determinism” implies that

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the physical environment exclusively shapes humans and their actions

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Every map projection has some degree of distortion because

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a curved surface cannot be represented on a flat surface without distortion

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Absolute Distance

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describing how far a distance is quantitative units of distance

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Relative Location

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describing the position of a place as compared to (or relative to!) another landmark (near the beach)

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Scale is…

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the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape

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An area where everyone shares 1 or more distinctive characteristics (Texas and their set of laws)

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Formal Region

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An area organized around a node or focal point with a strong characteristic in the center

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Functional Region

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An area people believe exists as part of their cultural identity and their informal sense of place

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Vernacular Region

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The location of a place using the latitude-longitude grid is called:

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absolute location

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The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called:

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relative location