AP HuG Unit 1 (1.4-1.7)

What is a place of settlement, activity or residence? It can be described in an absolute or relative manner.

• Location

• Place

• Site

• Situation

What is a specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular character? Two similar ones in the same area form a region.

• Location

• Place

• Site

• Space

This is the term for a multidimensional, complex contrast characterizing the relationship between people and spatial setting. Humans perceive characteristics in different ways based on their personal beliefs.

• Location

• Place

• Sense of place

• Site

This refers to the characteristics of an immediate location such as soil type, climate or labor force.

• Location

• Place

• Site

• Situation

This refers to the location of a place relative to its surroundings and other places.

• Site

• Situation

• Place

• Spatial interaction

This refers to as the physical area or distance between two points.

• Space

• Spatial Interaction

• Pattern

• Sense of Place

This term refers to the flow of goods, people and information between places.

• Sense of Place

• Patterns

• Spatial Interaction

• Time-Space Compression

This term refers to the design of a spatial distribution - we study these to spot trends or understand what our data is telling us.

• Spacial Association

• Time-Space Compression

• Special Interaction

• Patterns

This term is a metaphor that explains that effort must be used to overcome distance. When things are further apart, they are less connected.

• Friction of Distance

• Distance Decay

• Spatial Association

• Spatial Interaction

This is the idea that interaction between 2 places declines as the distance between them increases.

• Friction of Distance

• Time-Space Compression

• Distance Decay

• Distribution