AP HUG Unit 1: Thinking Geographically

Time-distance decay

Thematic maps

Choropleth maps

Dot distribution maps

Graduated symbol maps

Isoline maps

Topographic maps

Cartogram

Absolute location

Relative location

Absolute distance

Relative distance

Clustered (agglomerated) distribution

Linear distribution

Dispersed distribution

Circular distribution

Geometric distribution

Mercator projection

Peters projection

Conic projection

Robinson projection

Remote sensing

Space

Location

Place

Site

Situation

Sense of place

Time-space compression

Friction of distance

Distance decay

Land use

Built environment

Cultural landscape

Environmental determinism

Possibilism

Geographic/relative scale

Global scale

World regional scale

National scale

National regional scale

Local scale

Formal regions

Functional/Nodal regions

Perceptual/vernacular regions

1. Why is the map projection shown here especially useful for navigation on the surface of the earth?

Distances are correctly portrayed.

Like the map above, all maps have some kind of distortion. Why?

The earth's surface is curved and a map is flat.

Which phrase refers to the collection of geospatial data through of satellite imagery?

Using remote sensing

Which is the best example of qualitative data used by geographers?

Surveys about how often people visit other places

Question 5 refers to the passage below.

“Smartphones, each one with a tiny GPS pinging, have revolutionized cartography. Matthew Zook, a geographer at the University of Kentucky, has partnered with data scientists there to create what they call the DOLLY Project (Digital OnLine Life and You)-it's a searchable repository of every geotagged tweet since December 2011, meaning Zook and his team have compiled billions of interrelated sentiments, each with a latitude and longitude attached.” -Christian Rudder, "The United States of Reddit" Slate, 2014.

Why are geographers interested in the information in DOLLY?

It provides information about spatial distribution of people's reactions to events

Which statement best describes the absolute location of Paris, France?

49 degrees north, 2 degrees east

Which statement describes the relative location of Barcelona, Spain?

386 miles west of Madrid and 644 miles south of Paris

Which best explains why the above image is considered part of the built

environment?

It is part of the landscape made by humans.

Which technology had the greatest effect on the application of the

distance-decay function?

A jet because it strengthens the connections between distant places

The way a phenomenon is spread out or arranged over an area is

distribution

Which renewable resource is best illustrated in the image?

Wind

The use of canal, dykes (dams), pumps, and electricity to protect and reclaim land in the Netherlands best exemplifies which theory?

Possibilism

Using the chart on the previous page, which of the following conclusions is best supported by the data related to the period of 1950-2010?

Of the regions listed, Asia had the largest increase of life expectancy.

Which response best illustrates the scale of analysis being shown in the table on the previous page?

Regional