AP Human Geo Unit 1

A scale that verbally describes the relationship between the maps and the Earth's surface. "An example is 4 centimeters equal 10 kilometers"

• Written Statement

• Graphic Scale

• Representative Fraction

A bar line marked to show distance on Earth's surface from the length of the line, which is measured with a ruler. An example is 250 meters at 1 inch

• Written Statement

• Graphic Scale

• Representative Fraction

A ratio or fraction of a ratio between distances of the map and the Earth's surface using the same ratio. An example is 1:12000 inches

• Written Statement

• Graphic Scale

• Representative Fraction

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

• Formal Region

• Functional Region

• Vernacular Region

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

• Formal Region

• Functional Region

• Vernacular Region

An area people believe exist as part of their culutral idenity and their informal sense of place

answer choices

• Formal Region

• Functional Region

• Vernacular Region

The father of Chinese cartography who made a detailed map of China

• Pei Xiu

• Muhammed al-Idrisi

• Martin Waldseemuller

• Eratosthenes

• Abraham Ortellus

A mulism geographer who produced a world map and geography text in 1154

• Pei Xiu

• Muhammed al-Idrisi

• Martin Waldseemuller

• Eratosthenes

• Abraham Ortellus

Made the first map with "America" labeled

• Pei Xiu

• Muhammed al-Idrisi

• Martin Waldseemuller

• Eratosthenes

• Abraham Ortellus

The first to use the term "geography"

• Pei Xiu

• Muhammed al-Idrisi

• Martin Waldseemuller

• Eratosthenes

• Abraham Ortellus