AP HuG Unit 1 Vocabulary

The distance between two

points, communicated

using precise quantitative

units of measurement.

• Absolute

  Distance

• Relative

  Location

• Absolute

  Location

The precise place where

something can be found, often

described using latitude and

longitude coordinates.

• Distance

  Decay

• Absolute

  Distance

• Absolute

  Location

A map where the sizes of

places are distorted in order

to represent some specific

statistic.

• Cartogram

• Cartography

• Choropleth

  Map

The art and science of

mapmaking - representing

a geographic area on a flat

surface.

• Conic

  Projection

• Cartogram

• Cartography

Maps that use various colors,

shades, or patterns to show

the location and distribution

of spatial data.

• Dot

  Distribution

  Map

• Isoline

  Map

• Choropleth

  Map

A descriptor for when there

is a high level of density and

a low level of distribution of

data.

• Dispersed

• Distribution

• Clustered

A map projection used primarily

for regional mapping, as size and

shape are preserved but direction

is very distorted due to latitude

lines converging at only one pole.

• Conic

  Projection

• Mercator

  Projection

• Peters

  Projection

How often or how much

something occurs within a

space.

• Density

• Distance

  Decay

• Globalization

A descriptor for when there is

a low level of density due to a

high level of distribution.

• Possibilism

• Dispersed

• Region

The theory that the interaction

between two places decreases

as the distance between them

increases.

• Distribution

• Distance

  Decay

• Formal

  Region