APHG Unit 1 Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering core geography concepts for APHG Unit 1 based on the provided lecture notes.

Absolute direction

A direction based on a fixed global frame of refference. NESW

Absolute distance

Exact physical space between two places.

Cartography

The science and art of making maps.

Census

Measurable, numerical data -The nation's entire population

Clustering

Objects, people, or data are grouped together in a geographic area

Concentration

How far a feature's spread over a geographic Space.

Density

How many people occupy a specific unit of land area.

Distance decay

The farther away two objects are from each other, the less interaction they'll have.

Distribution/distributed

The pattern of where people live across earth's surface.

Ecological perspective

Involves the relationship between living things and their environment.

Environmental determinism

The idea that human behavior is dependent on the physical environment.

Formal region

An area defined by one or more shared, measurable traits.

Flow

The movement of people, goods, money, and ideas across geographic space.

Functional region

A geographic area organized around a central focal point, defined by a network of interactions

Geographic Information System (GIS)

A computer system that captures, stores, analyzes, and displays geographic and spatial data

Global Positioning System (GPS)

A satellite based system that determines the Precise absolute location on Earth.

Globalization

Economies, cultures, and political systems became interconnected.

Location

The exact or relative position of a point, object or place on Earth's surface.

Map projection

Mathematical method used to transfer the three-Dimensional, curved surface of the Earth onto a two dimensional map.

Mental map

A person's internal representation of Earth's Surface and surroundings.

Natural resource

Any material or substance from the physical environment.

Non-renewable resource

A natural resource that is consumed by humans at a rate faster than they can be replaced.

Place

A specific point on Earth defined by its unique Combination of physical and human characteristics

Pattern

Observable, geometric, or regular spatial arrangement of objects, people, or premomena

Perceptual (vernacular) region

An area defined by people's shared beliefs, feelings attitudes, and cultural identity.