WorksheetsAp Human Geography Vocab P1
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
creation and dissemination of geographic data contributed voluntarily and for free by individuals.
volunteered geographic information (VGI)
vernacular region (perceptual)
space - time compression
syncretism
The increasing gap in economic conditions between core and peripheral regions as a result of the globalization of the economy.
stimulus diffusion
toponym
transnational corporations
uneven development
the physical gap or interval between two objects.
spatial association
situation
space
resource
something produced in nature more rapidly then it is consumed by humans.
sustainability
Renewable Resource
site
scale
the acquisition or data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from other long-distance methods
Remote sensing
Projection
Poststructuralist Geography
prime Meridian
an area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features.
Possibilism
region
preservation
relocation diffusion
land that the Dutch have created by draining water from an area.
Mental map
meridian
Polder
Pattern
A specific point on Earth, distinguished by a particular characteristic
Place
Map
Map Scale
Mashup
Something produced in nature more slowly then it is consumed by humans
Nonrenewable resources
participatory GIS
parallel
Network
The numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on globe and measuring distance east and west of the prime meridian.
latitude
Longitude
Humanistic geography
Lithosphere
The time in the zone encompassing the Prime Meridian, or 0 degrees longitude
Hierarchical Diffusion
International Date Line
Location
Greenwich Mean Time
The Region from which innovative ideas originate.
hearth
geographic information system
hydrosphere
Global Positioning System (GPS)
An area organized around a node or focal point.
Functional Region
Formal Region
Globalization
Geographic information Science
Identification and storage of a piece of information by its precise latitude and longitude coordinates.
expansion diffusion
ecosystem
geotagging
ecology
a nineteenth and early twentieth century approch to the study of geography which argued that the general laws sought by human geographers could be found in the physical sciences. Geography was therefore the study of how the physical environment cause human activities.
Environmental Determinism
Distribution
Density
Culture
a geographic approach that emphasizes human environment relationships.
Connection
Cultural Ecology
Diffusion
Distance decay
An approach to geography that emphasizes the relationships among social and physical phenomena in a particular study area.
Conservation
Contagious Diffusion
Concentration
Cultural landscape
The long-term average weather condition of a particular location.
Climate
citizen science
abiotic
biosphere
The thin layer of gases surrounding Earth.
Biotic
Cartography
Atmosphere
assimilation
The study of the psychological basis for individual human actions in space.
behavioral geography
assimilation
acculturation
cartography
Composed of living things
Citizen Science
Biotic
Biosphere
Abiotic
the sustainable management of a natural resource
Contagious Diffusion
Concervation
Concentartion
connection
the process of spread of a feature of trend from one place to another over time
Diffusion
Distance Decay
distribution
density
The body of customary beliefs , social forms, and material traits that together constitute a group's distinct tradition.
ecology
expansion diffusion
ecosystem
culture
The development and analysis of data about Earth acquired through satellite and other electronic information technologies.
Globalization
Geographic information science
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Formal Region
All of the water on and near Earth's surface
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
network
Resource
