Unit 2 AP Human Geography

A kind of map in which areas are shaded in proportion to the variable being displayed on the map

• Cartograms

• Choropleth maps

• Physical maps

• Political maps

The arrangement of something across the Earth's surface.

• Distribution

• Geographic Information System (GIS)

• Distance Decay

• Density

The location of a place relative to other places

• Situation

• Site

• Relative Direction

• Cartography

An area organized around a node or focal point. (Has a purpose)

• Functional/Nodal Region

• Formal/Homogenous Region

• Vernacular/Perceptional Region

An area within which everyone shares in a common one or more distinctive characteristics.

• Formal/Uniform/Homogenous Region

• Functional/Nodal Region

• Vernacular/Perceptional Region

An area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity.

• Vernacular/Perceptional Region

• Functional/Nodal Region

• Formal/Uniform/Homogenous Region

The name given to a portion on Earth's surface.

• Toponym

• Map

• Polder

• Resource

Two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth's surface or a portion of it.

• Map

• Toponym

• Geography

What is the name of this continent?

• Asia

• Europe

• Antarctica

• Africa

Which OCEAN is to the WEST (the left) of North America and South America?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean

• Pacific ocean