AP HUG DAILY STUDY

ALL UNITS (current 1-5)

Peter's projection

a map that shows all that masses with the true areas but distorts their shapes

census

a (official) count or survey of a population often according details about people( age, sex, race, etc..,)

Natural Resources

material and substances That occur in nature and can be used for economic gain

greenhouse effect

Global warming grass caused by Carbon dioxide - co2

regional analysis

Explaining patterns and processes within regions and multiple levels -lenses of sight

Environmental perception

Mental images that Encompass human perception of nature ( can be accurate or inaccurate)

hierarchical diffusion

Things being spread starting high up and slowly trickling lower

Expansion Diffusion

Ideas and practices spreading from a population area to area snowballing the total affected

Reverse-hierarchical diffusion

a type of diffusion where ideas form lower levels flow upwards

topographic map

a graphic representation of the 3d configuration of the Earth's surface

relocation diffusion

individuals or groups spreading out and bringing their ideas elsewhere without spreading it.

Stimulus diffusion

Of diffusion where an idea changes based on where it's moved to

relative location

The position of one person/place last person in relation to another person / thing’s place

possibilism

Belief that's the environment offers a number possible ways For Society to develop And ways to overcome challenges

contagious diffusion

A rapid and widespread idea that goes through a populis which is non-discriminatory

Absolute location

A precise location on the Earth's surface

latitude and longitude

field work

learning and researching with first hand experience ( takes place outside of a classroom)

Place

How we change space depending on who we are as people- a place that matters because of a group

robinson projection

a map that tries to be a visually appealing projection of the earth bye keeping all types of distortion relatively low

M e r c a t o r projection

in that projection that is useful for navigation because the lines connecting the points on the map show the compass Direction. farther from the equator land masses distort

space

areas we occupy as humans, it has no value until people who occupy it make it their own

Cultural landscape

built forms cultural groups create living on Earth . Meanings values and representations Are explained by these built forms

Gps

Global positioning system or GPS is a system of 24 satellites that orbit daily setting signals to provide for navigation and Direction

Absolute direction

Directions of a compass directions and is combinations such as SE or NW

Thematic maps

Maps that emphasize the spatial patterns a place including its stats or attributes and sometimes the relationships between them

choropleth

Thematic Maps that show data collected for a specific area often using different colors to represent values

scale

The territorial extent of an idea or object

Map scale

Distance on a map in relation to distance in real life

Map

A 2D representation of a geographic area or place

Map protection

A method of showing the Earth's surface or sphere on a 2d surface all map projections are somehow distorted

Personal/graduated Circle Maps

A map that uses symbols (circles or dots) of different sizes to represent numerical value

Dot density/ dot distribution maps

and dot map uses dots to determine objects or counts the Dot can represent one or more objects

Reference Maps

A map that shows geographic locations on the Earth's surface such as locations of cities and oceans

Spatial patterns

The placement in Arrangement of objects on the Earth's surface also including space between those objects

Cartographer

A person who makes Maps

Cartogram

a map that distorts the geographic shape of a certain variable the larger area on a Chronogram the larger the variable or value of the underlying variable

Formal region

a graphic area inhabited by people that have one more traits in common

Regional identity

The awareness of belonging to a group of people in a region

Activity space

where a person goes everyday and what they do

Sense of place

Person feels about a place and why it's important to them

Glocal perspective

A perspective that shows relation between local and Global patterns (show globalization taking local area into account)

Global scale

geographic scale that looks geographically at the whole world

Regional scale

Geographic scale that's show geographic data in the region

National scale

analyzing geographic data with a country

Local scale

Geographic data on a local scale ( state Province City town or smaller)

Diffusion

How something moves from one place to another overtime

GIS

Geographic information system g i s , is a computer system that gives us geographic data to display and solve

Metropolitan area

An area composed of a Heavenly populated urban area and less populated surrounding areas

Functional region

A geographic area that has been organized to function by using ESPN as one unit(works around nodes)

Nodes

central points where the functions of a functional region are coordinated and directed

Elevation

Distance above sea level

Polar Projection

a map looking down on the earth from its poles

Time distance Decay

The first law of geography - the idea the near things are more related than distant things. Interaction between two places decreases the father they are

environmental determinism

A belief the environment is dominant for shaping cultures .

Spatial perspective

A geographic perspective that's six to identify and explain the uses of space

Region

A geographic unit based on a unifying trait function or pattern

Cultural ecology

Study of societies and environments around them

Remote sensing

Scanning Earth from satellites or aircraft to get info about the Earth

time space compression

Decreasing distance between places measured by travel time or cost define by the world is shrinking

Mental map

A person's view of the Earth's surface

relative Direction

A direction that can be described as a position such as behind in front of left or right

Population pyramid

A graphic device for comparing age and sex structure

Seasonal migration

Migration based on time of year / season

T r a n s h u m a n c e

Hurders and livestock migrating seasonally for summer and winter pastures

forced migration

Involuntary migration

Refugees

People leaving countries for prosecution and safety

Internally displaced person

Someone who remains in their country despite being persecuted by that country

ethnic cleansing

forced removal of one ethnic group by another ethnic group to purify an area

d i a s p o r a

Mass dispersal of a population from homeland

Chain migration

migration of an individual which causes other people around them to move

step migration

Migration in steps to places over big moves at once

Rural to Urban migration

Migration from rural areas to cities and urban areas

The Great Migration

Movement of African Americans from the south moving up to escape discrimination and get jobs

Guest worker

person with temporary permission to work in another country

Internal migration

Moving within a country's borders

International migration

Migration crossing National borders

Voluntary migration

Willing migration

Interviewing opportunity

A nearby place a migrant may decide to settle instead of the original goal

Intervening obstacle

a complication that potential migrants need to overcome to reach their location/ things stopping migration

P u l factors

Factors pulling people into a location

Push factors

Factor stopping people from staying in a place

Brain drain

Young and educated people moving from a country through migration

Brain gain

A place getting skilled in educated people through migration

Counter-stream

a flow of migrants in the opposite path of a migration stream back from destination to origin

Immigrants

Someone who arrives at a new destination or country

Migration

Long-Term permanent relocation of individuals families or committees from one place to another

emigration

The act of a migrant leaving the country of origin

Aging population

A population of a country or place the ages as a number portion of its elderly increases

life expectancy

Number of years expected to live

Migrant

Person who migrates

Immigration

A migrant moving into their destination country

Median age

The age that divides a population into two halves (one is older and Is younger)

Social Mobility

All forms of geographic movement including people's everyday commuting and travels

Carrying capacity

The max population a place can support

new malthusian

People who believe that unche population growth leads to environmental deterioration

epidemiological transition Theory

It looks to explain how changes in health science and living standards affect patents of disease

Rate of natural increase RNI

Cdr - CBR / 10

Dependency ratio

The number of dependence in a population that each 100 working age people (15 to 64) must support

Child Mortality

deaths of children under 5

youth dependency ratio

Number of young dependents in a population 15 or less that every 100 working people support