AP Human Geography - Unit 1

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sequent occupance

the idea that successive societies leave their cultural impact on a place, contributing to a cumulative cultural landscape

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cultural landscape

terraforming/the transformation of a natural landscape by a cultural group

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relocation diffusion

the spread of ideas through the movement of people

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expansion diffusion

the spread of an idea that continuously evolves

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hierarchical diffusion

  • type of expansion diffusion

  • the spread of an idea through powerful/influential people

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contagious diffusion

  • type of expansion diffusion

  • the rapid spread of ideas through a population

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stimulus diffusion

  • type of expansion diffusion

  • the spread of an underlying principle, even if certain characteristics change

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time-space compression

a reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something bc of improved communications and transportation systems

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absolute location

  • the exact location of a place (often expressed through latitude and longitude)

  • fixed, does not change

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relative location

the location of a place expressed through relation to other places

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distribution

the arrangement of features in a space

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environmental determinism

theory that environment plays a decisive role in human behaviors and social/cultural development

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site

the features of a location

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situation

  • where a city is, in relation to surrounding features

  • “greater regional framework in which the city finds itself”

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possibilism

the theory that physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the agency to adjust

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formal region

an area defined by one prominent characteristic

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functional/nodal region

area organized around central focal point (or node)

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perceptual/vernacular region

an area that people deem part of their cultural identity

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spatial interaction

flow of information, products, people from one location to another

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Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

  • software tools that allow users to map, analyze, visualize spatial data

  • allows for analysis in context of location

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Global Positioning System (GPS)

satellite-based navigation system

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latitude

a measure of location expressed in degrees north or south of the equator

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longitude

a measure of location expressed in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian

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cartogram

maps in which size is distorted to convey information

<p>maps in which size is distorted to convey information</p>
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dot map

map that illustrates presence of a variable through dot density

<p>map that illustrates presence of a variable through dot density</p>
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choropleth

map with color gradient displaying data

<p>map with color gradient displaying data</p>
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isoline

map that joins places of equal value (ex. topographic that shows elevation gradient.)

<p>map that joins places of equal value (ex. topographic that shows elevation gradient.)</p>
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proportional symbols map

map with symbols that vary in size to represent a variable

<p>map with symbols that vary in size to represent a variable</p>
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