AP Human Geography Unit 1 (copy)

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sense of place

a concept to explain how people define and categorize locations in their minds

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region

areas that share both human and physical characteristics

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Absolute Location

Position on Earth's surface using the coordinate system of longitude

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Site

The physical character of place; what is found at the location and why it is significant

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Large scale map

Large amount of detail, small amount of area

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Small scale map

Small amount of detail, large amount of area

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<p>Topographic Map</p>

Topographic Map

a detailed record of a land area, giving geographic positions and elevations for both natural and man-made features

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<p>Isoline Map</p>

Isoline Map

uses lines to connect point locations with similar values.

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<p>Proportional/Graduated Symbol </p>

Proportional/Graduated Symbol

map with symbols that are scaled proportionately according to the value of the data attribute they represent

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<p>Dot Density Map</p>

Dot Density Map

A map that uses points or other symbols to represent the presence, quantity, or value of a phenomenon or thing in a specific area

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<p>Cartogram Map</p>

Cartogram Map

a map in which the geometry of regions is distorted in order to convey the information of an alternate variable

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<p>Choropleth Map</p>

Choropleth Map

a map that uses differences in shading, coloring, or the placing of symbols within predefined areas to indicate the average values of a property or quantity in those areas

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Physical Map

a type of map that shows the physical features and sometimes elevation of a particular area or region in a two-dimensional format

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Political Map

A type of map that represents political divisions, or human-created boundaries, of the world

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Absolute distance

describing how far a distance is quantitative units of distance (miles, kilometers, etc.)

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Absolute location

describing where something is using the exact site on an objective coordinate system

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Cultural Landscape

the title of our textbook and more importantly, the visible changes that humans make to the enviroment including buildings, crops, and signs

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Distance decay

the idea that the interaction between two places declines as the distance between them increases

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Formal region

United by one or more specific traits

  1. Physical

  2. Cultural

  3. Economic

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Functional/Nodal region

a region based around a node or focal point - terrestrial radio broadcasts are an example of this

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Relative distance

describing the distance between locations using qualitative terms or non-traditional measurements of distance (one hour north of)

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Relative location

describing the position of a place as compared to (or relative to!) another landmark

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Thematic maps

a map that displays not only locations but maps a topic or theme of information with the location

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Time-space compression

the idea that the world feels smaller than it used to because of increased technology in transportation and communication

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Vernacular/perceptual region

an area that shares a common qualitative characteristic, it's only a region because people believe it's a region

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Situation

Location of a place relative to its surroundings and its connectivity to other places.

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Clustering

When you live close together.

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dispersal

Far apart housing. Distribution - the wave something is spread out over a area.

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Placelessness

A location without a sense of place. No distinct attributes.

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Sequent Occupancy

The idea that societies or cultural groups leave their cultural imprints when they live in a place, each contributing to the overall cultural landscape over time. Most cultural landscapes are a mixture of historic and modern structures.

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