AP Human Geography Unit 1 Vocabulary

The 3 types of distribution are...?

• density

• unifrom

• concentration

• pattern

describing how far a distance is quantitative units of distance

(miles, kilometers, etc.)

Describing where something is using the exact site on an objective

coordinate system (ex. latitude & longitude)

An economic system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled mainly by private owners for profit, rather than by the state - limited government control of the economy

The science and art of drawing maps

Detailed observations that provide insight into a group of people

in a specific area

An official count of individuals in a population (in the USA, it happens every 10 years)

How closely packed together objects are

The visible changes that humans make to the environment including buildings, crops, and signs

The social heritage of a group or their way of life - major components are language, religion, ethnicity, food, and roles