AP 1.1/1.2

This is a description of where a place is in relation to other places or features.

• Absolute Location

• Flow

• Site

• Relative Location

If you moved 400 miles away from your best friend to go to a new school and had less interaction because of how far away you are, this would be an example of waht?

• Friction of Distance

• Distance Decay

• Space-Time Compression

• None of the above

A theory favored by modern geographers, argues that humans are active agents in determining their behaviors.

• Sustainability

• Possibilism

• Friction of Distance

• Environmental Determinism

A region defined by people’s feelings or attitudes about the area is known as what?

• Vernacular Region

• Functional Region

• Formal Region

• None of the above

Introduced in the 1970s to describe the spatial and functional relationships among countries in the world economy.

• Environmental Determinism

• Globalization

• Possibilism

• World Systems Theory

This is the use of Earth’s land and natural resources in ways that ensure they will be available in the future.

• Fossil Fuels

• Non-Renewable Resources

• Sustainability

• None of the Above

This describes the shrinking of relative distance between places due to advances in transportation and communication.

• Space-Time Compression

• Globalization

• Friction of Distance

• Distance Decay

This may be a central business district area or a transportation hub.

• Node

• Vernacular Region

• Uniform Region

• Formal Region

This is the concept that distance requires time, effort, and cost to overcome.

• Time-Space Compression

• Relative Distance

• Friction of Distance

• Distance Decay

This is the exact location of an object. It may be expressed in coordinates of latitude and longitude.

• Relative Location

• Relative Distance

• Space-Time Compression

• Absolute Location