APHG Unit 1 Terms

Relating to space and the position, distribution, arrangement of things in it.

• Spatial
• Semi-periphery Countries (World System Theory)
• Hearth
• Connections
• Scale of Analysis

Answer explanation

Jupiter is a gas giant made primarily of hydrogen and helium. Unlike terrestrial planets that have solid surfaces, gas giants like Jupiter don't have a well-defined solid surface, allowing them to accumulate more mass in a gaseous form. This composition has allowed Jupiter to grow significantly larger than planets with solid surfaces.

The precise point where a place is located on Earth.

• Absolute Location
• Periphery Countries (World System Theory)
• Resource
• Culture
• Gravity Model

Describes where one place is located in relation to other places.

• Relative Location
• Core-Periphery Relationships
• Transnational (Multinational) Corporation
• Diffusion
• Process (as used by Geographers)

The particular human and physical features that create distinctive character in a location.

• Place (Sense of Place)
• Spatial
• Uneven Development
• Hearth
• Connections

Place name. These can often provide information about a particular geographic place's history.

• Toponym
• Absolute Location
• Core Countries (World System Theory)
• Resource
• Culture

A group of places on Earth that are geographically contiguous and share significant human and/or physical characteristics.

• Region
• Relative Location
• Semi-periphery Countries (World System Theory)
• Transnational (Multinational) Corporation
• Diffusion

Describes the characteristics specific to a location/place, such as soil quality, or school ratings.

• Site
• Place (Sense of Place)
• Periphery Countries (World System Theory)
• Uneven Development
• Hearth

Describes the characteristics of connections between one place/location in relation to other places/locations.

• Situation
• Toponym
• Core-Periphery Relationships
• Core Countries (World System Theory)
• Resource

The shrinking of the time it takes to travel or communicate between locations on Earth because of improved transportation and communication technologies.

• Time-Space Compression / Convergence
• Region
• Spatial
• Semi-periphery Countries (World System Theory)
• Transnational (Multinational) Corporation

The decline of connectivity, activity, interaction, function with increasing distance from a central place, or a point of origin.

• Distance decay
• Site
• Absolute Location
• Periphery Countries (World System Theory)
• Uneven Development