APHG UNIT 1 VOCAB

a distance that can be measured with a standard unit of length, such as a mile or kilometer.

• Friction of distance

• Absolute distance

• Map scale

• Relative distance

The exact position of an object or place, measured within the spatial coordinates of a grid system.

• Physical map

• Projection

• Absolute location

• Relative location

The total number of “X” divided by the total land area.

• Possibilism

• Quantitative data

• Site

• Arithmetic density

Represented by those features and patterns reflecting human occupation and use of natural resources.

• Built landscape

• Cultural landscape

• Situation

• Thematic map

a type of thematic map that transforms space such that the political unit with the greatest value for some type of data is represented by the largest relative area.

• Political map

• Physical map

• Cartograms

• Mental (cognitive) map

the theory and practice of making visual representations of Earth’s surface in the form of maps.

• Isoline

• Cartography

• Time-space convergence

• Remote sensing

a thematic map that uses tones or colors to represent spatial data as average values per unit area.

• Chloropleth map

• Natural landscape

• Physical map

• Reference map

the degree of economic, social, cultural, or political connection between two places.

• Cultural landscape

• Connectivity

• Fuller projection

• Stimulus diffusion

the spread of a disease, an innovation, or cultural traits through direct contact with another person or another place.

• Expansion diffusion

• Possibilism

• Relocation diffusion

• Contagious diffusion

the human-modified landscape specifically containing the imprint of a particular culture or society.

• Thematic map

• Natural landscape

• Distribution

• Cultural landscape