Frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area.

What is Distance Decay?

Diminished importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin.

What is Distribution?

Arrangement of something across Earth's surface.

What is a Dot Distribution Map?

a map that depicts data that consists of discrete observation. Each symbol represents a predetermined number of observations.

Environmental determinism

A 19th and early 20th century approach to the study of geography which argued that the general laws sought by human geographers could be found in the physical sciences. Geography was therefore the study of how the physical environment caused human activities.

Formal or Uniform Region

Area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristic.

What is Functional or Nodal Region?

Organized around a node or focal point.

What is the Geographic Information System (GIS)?

Computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data.

What is the Global Positioning System (GPS)?

System that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers.

a map that displays symbols that change in size according to the value of the variable.

a map that connects places of a particular value by lines.

The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator.

The numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the prime meridian.

The relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earth's surface.

A representation of a portion on Earth's surface based on what an individual knows about a place that contains personal impressions of what is in the place and where the place is located.

The geometric or regular arrangement of something in a particular area.

Specific point on Earth, distinguished by a particular characteristic.

A Theory that the physical environment may limit on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives.

System used to transfer locations from Earth's surface to a flat map.

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

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

Physical characteristics of a place.

Location of a place relative to another place.

What is Space Time Compression?

Reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place as a result of improved communications and transportation systems.

Relationship between the distribution of one feature and the distribution of another feature.

Name given to a portion of Earth's surface. Example: Texas

What is the Vernacular or Perceptual Region?

Area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity.

AP Human Geography Chapter 1 Vocab Flashcards

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Absolute location

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description of the position of a place in a way that never changes, such as latitude and longitude.

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What is Cartogram?

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a map in which the projection and scale are distorted in order to convey the information of a variable.

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Choropleth Map

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a map in which areas are shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurement of the variable.

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Concentration

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The spread of something over a given area.

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What is Cultural Ecology?

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A geographic approach that emphasizes human-environmental relationships.

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What is Cultural Landscape?

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An approach to geography that emphasizes the relationships among social and physical phenomena in a particular study area.

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What is Culture?

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The body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits that together constitute a group's distinct tradition.

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