APHUG Vocab Unit 1

Helps with the ap human test.

Latitude (verticle)

Dist of North and South of the equator.

Longitude (horizontal)

Dist of West and East of the prime.

Global Positioning System (GPS)

Used for navigation, shows correct location.

Remote Sensing

Satellites orbit Earth and send back data.

Geographic Information System (GIS)

Computer system stores information about location in layers. Used for spatial analysis to see where and why behind human activities.

Absolute Location

Exact coordinates for a location.

Eiffel Tower (48.8585 N, 2.2945 E)

Absolute location example.

Relative Location

Location in relation to objects.

House is 2 block North from school.

Relative location example

Place

Unique characteristic of a loaction.

Distance Decay

Further things are from each other, the less they will connect.

Cartographer

Person who makes maps.

Absolute Distance

Physical length between 2 points, measure with units.

Foot, yard, and inches

Absolute distance measurement

Relocation Diffusion

When people emigrate, they take their culture and knowledge with them.

Relative Distance

How “close” 2 places are with similar cultures.

Time-Space Compression

As technology and transportation get faster and cheaper, the world feels smaller because it takes less effort to connect with far away places.

Hierarchial Diffusion

Spreads from a person of power.

Contagious Diffusion

Quick spread of characteristics throughout the population.

Stimulus Diffusion

Main idea is spread, but some changes are made.

Thematic maps

Maps that show data.

Choropleth Maps

Maps use a variety of colors to represent data.

Isoline Maps

Connect lines to show data.

Dot Map

Use distributed dots to show data.

Cartogram Map

Changes sizes of a map to show data.

Graduated Symbol

Uses symbol of various sizes to show data.

Sustainability

Using enough of ourselves, while maintaining enough for the next generations.

Renewable Resources

Plant, animal, solar, wind

Non-renewable

Fossils fuils, oils, natural gas

Environmental Determinism

Environment determines patterns of social and cultural development.

LDC

Less developed countries.

MDC

More developed countries.

Possibilism

Humans change and alter our physical environment as we please.

Mercator

Use: Navigation

Strengths: Good direction

Weakness: Appear larger than they are

Peters

Use: Visually representing countries

Strengths: Accurate size of landmarks

Weakness: Distorted shapes near poles

Robinson

Use: General use

Strengths: No distortion is too major

Weakness: Has all distortions, isn’t accurate

Functional (nodal) Region

Areas with a connecting point.

Formal Regions

Regions defined formally that have one similar characteristic.

Vernacular Region

Region perception, different from person to person, informal.