AP Human Geography UNIT #1 Vocabulary

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The layering of geographic data by computers into data sets is known as:

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GIS

Front

What is one or more features that make an area different from those around it?

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formal region

Front

The process of the spread of an idea and/or dissemination of an innovation from its source area to other cultures, is the process of cultural:

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diffusion

Front

Measuring the distance people are willing to travel to shop at a store would be creating what type of region for that store?

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Functional

Front

What is made up of a central place and surrounding areas affected by it, often a metropolitan area that consists of a major city and lots of smaller towns or cities that surround it?

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functional region

Front

Telecommunication networks, whose areas of service radiate outward from central nodes best represent which type of culture?

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Functional

Front

The visible imprint put on the environment by people is called?

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Cultural Landscape

Front

Places that share similar characteristics are called

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regions

Front

map that shows specialized information, such as a land-use map, or any other physical or human feature

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thematic map

Front

What are the physical and human features of a location?

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place