AP Human Geography Unit 1
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AP Human Geography: A Study Guide 2nd Edition by Ethel Woods
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Absolute Location | exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates: meridians and parallels. |
| Cartography | the art and science of map-making. |
| Circular Pattern | objects that circle another object; also known as centralized pattern. |
| Cultural Landscapes | products of interactions between humans and their environments. |
| Daylight Savings Time | pushes the clock forward one hour in the spring in order to allow more sunlight in the afternoon during the warm spring and summer months. |
| Distortion | the alteration(change) of the original shape. |
| Environmental Geography | a branch of geography that centers on the interaction of human and physical geography on the environment. |
| Equator | imaginary circle (line) that lies exactly halfway between North/South at 0 degrees latitude. |
| Formal Regions(or uniform regions) | an area that has striking similarities in terms of one or a few physical or cultural features. |
| Functional Regions( or nodal regions) | an area organized around cores, or nodes. |
| GIS( geographic information system) | a computer system that captures, stores, analyzes and displays data. |
| Globalization | the expansion of economic, political, and cultural activities to the point they reach and have impact on many areas of the world. |
| Greenwich Mean Time | the standard time at the Prime Meridian. |
| GPS(global positioning system) | system that uses a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers to determine precise absolute locations on earth. |
| Grid Pattern( or rectilinear pattern) | reflects a rectangular system or land survey adopted in much of the country under the Ordinance of 1785. |
| Human Geography | a branch of geography that focuses on people, dealing with how human activity affects or is influenced by the earth's surface. |
| Landscapes | the overall appearance of an area that is shaped by both human and natural influences. |
| Latitude | distance north and south of the equator. |
| Linear Pattern | a pattern that is along straight lines, like rivers, streets, on railroad tracks. |
| Local Time | the time in a particular region/area expressed with reference to the meridian passing through it. |
| Location | position of something on earth's surface. |
| Longitude | numbering system that calculates distance east/west of the prime meridian. |
| Meridian | an arc drawn between the North/South poles that measures longitude. |
| Multi-national corporations | have centers of operation in many parts of globe, where economic globalization is apparent through the proliferation of. |
| Parallels | imaginary lines around the Earth parallel to the equator. |
| Pattern | arrangement of objects on earth's surface in relationship to one another. |
| Perceptual(vernacular) regions | regions that aren't formal and functional; they are places that people believe to exist as part of their cultural identity. |
| Periphery | the outside boundary or surface of something; the region's margins. |
| Place | a specific point on earth with human and physical characteristics that distinguish it from other points. |
| Physical geography | a branch of geography that deals with natural features and processes. |
| Physical Site Characteristic | a location that includes climate, topography, soil, water sources, vegetation, and elevation. |
| Prime Meridian | located at the observatory in Greenwich, England at 0 degrees longitude; an imaginary line that separates the globe into two halves, East and West. |
| Random Pattern | a pattern that has no regular distortion that can be seen. |
| Regionalization | an organization of earth's surface into distinct areas that are viewed different from other ares. |
| Scale | relationship between the size of an object or distance between objects on a map and the ACTUAL object or distance on earth's surface. |
| Site("location") | the physical and human transformed characteristics of a place. |
| Situation | the relationship of a settlement site to its surroundings and thus a factor in whether the settlement will grow or not. |
| Solar Time | the time based on the position of the sun in the sky, as the day progresses. |
| Space | Physical gap or distance between two objects. |
| Space Time Compression | a term used by geographers to describe the changes that rapid connections among places and regions have brought. |
| Spatial Organization | location of places, people, and events, and the connections among places and landscapes. |
| Time Zone | a region that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. |
| Toponym | places on earth that has names. |
| U.S. Census Bureau | one the biggest employers of geographers in the U.S.; government program that surveys the population every ten years in order to aid official plans and fund certain programs. |
| "Why of Where" | explanations for why a spatial pattern occurs. |
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