Chapter 1 Vocab AP Human Geography

What does Absolute Distance mean?

• Describing where something is using the exact site on an objective coordinate system.

• Describing how far a distance is quantitative units of distance.

• a metaphor that explains that effort must be used to overcome distance.

What does Projection mean?

• a method of taking a 3D object and putting it on a 2D plane.

• a physical material constituting part of Earth that people need and value.

• The idea that the world feels smaller than it used to because of increased technology in transportation and communication.

What does reference map mean?

• maps that emphasize the location of places (without data attached)

• The science of making measurements of the Earth using sensors on airplanes or satellites.

• The goal of the human race reaching equilibrium with the environment; meeting the needs of the present without while also leaving resources for future generations.

What does Relative Distance mean?

• detailed observations that provide insight int a group of people in a specific area.

• a physical material constituting parts of Earth that people need and value.

• describing the distance between locations using qualitative terms or non-traditional measurements of distance.

What is Spatial Distribution?

• a metaphor that explains that effort must be used to overcome distance.

• arrangement of a phenomenon across the Earth's surface.

• The relationship between the distance on the ground and the corresponding distance on a specific map-also a concept describing how "zoomed in" you are while studying geographic trait.

What is Spatial Interaction?

• the flow of goods, people, or information among placed, in response to localized supply and demand.

• detailed observations that provide insight into a group of people in a specific area.

• a region that is based quantitative data (that can be documented or measured) all government areas are this because they share a government.

What does Thematic Maps mean?

• a system that measures distance from a series of satellites to determine location on the planet.

• a region based around a node or focal point-terrestrial radio broadcasts are an example of this.

• a map that displays not only locations but maps a topic or theme of information with the location.

What is Case Study?

• detailed observations that provide insight into a group of people in a specific area.

• the idea that the world feels smaller than it used to because of increased technology in transportation and communication.

• how zoomed in or out you are when looking at geographic data.

What does Census mean?

• the idea that the world feels smaller than it used to because of increased technology in transportation and communication.

• an official count of individuals in a population (in the USA, it happens every 10 years),

• describing the distance between locations using qualitative terms of non-traditional measurements of distance (one hour north of)

What is GIS (Geographic Information Systems)

• maps that emphasizes the location of places (without data attached.)

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

• The idea that the interaction between two places declines as the distance between them increases.