AP Human Geography Unit 1

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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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Which of the following concepts could best be explained by the theory of possibilism? Regional differences between the internal structures of cities, Changes in population growth rates over time, Limitations on agricultural crops based on climate, Political patterns seen in election maps, Modification of landscapes by human cultures

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Modification of landscapes by human cultures

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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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Map Projections

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a method of taking a 3D object and putting in on a 2D plane

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Qualitative Data

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subjective information that is opinion based, is usually descriptive, and often expressed as text

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Quantitative Data

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objective data that is fact based, usually measurable and usually expressed in numbers

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GIS

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software that captures, manages, analyzes, and displays data that is collected geographically

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Cultural Landscape

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Is a combination of cultural, economic and physical features of a place (ex. Language, industry, climate)

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GPS

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a system that measures distance from a series of satellites to determines exact location on the planet