unit 1 AP HuG test

an area in which most people share in one or more distinctive characteristics

an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity

an area organized around a node or focal point

the belief that the environment, most notably its physical factors such as landforms and climate, determines the patterns of human culture and societal development. believe that ecological, climatic, and geographical factors alone are responsible for human cultures and individual decisions. Also, social conditions have virtually no impact on cultural development.

A philosophy of geography that stated that human behaviors are a direct result of the surrounding environment.

What tells us who we are and where we are going as a nation, and helps our communities determine where to build everything from schools to supermarkets, and from homes to hospitals, and provides a quick and comprehensive list of surveys by topic, geography and frequency.

a specific place with unique physical features such as climate, topography, and vegetation.

The “sense of place” that humans possess may apply to the scale of a region as well to a specific point.

A map showing the distribution of the population over an entire country.

what are the two types of map projections?