AP Human Geo

Graduated symbols

Size of symbol relates to frequency or total number of a phenomenon.

Choropleth

Color gradients represent the density or prevalence of a phenomenon.

Cartogram

Size of a place is distorted to reflect the density or frequency or total number of a phenomenon.

Dot distribution

Dots represent frequency and location of a phenomenon.

Isoline

Color gradients denote the general boundaries of a particular phenomenon.

Mercator projection

90-degree right angles, true to direction, accurate in small areas, with parallel lines of longitude and latitude.

Interrupted projection

Depicts continents accurately by leaving blank space in less important areas like oceans.

Gail-Peters projection

Cylindrical equal area map that distorts longitude to provide a more accurate size comparison of countries.

Mollweide projection

Equal area projection that preserves area but distorts shape, distance, and size.

Robinson projection

Most preferred map projection, a compromise that distorts in all four ways but is true to size.

Sense of place

Characteristics that give a place a specific identity, such as geography and street layout.

Vernacular architecture

Building materials and styles popular in an area, reflecting social customs and local resources.

Toponyms

Place names that indicate who has settled or controlled an area, often providing historical context.

Cultural landscape

Anything built by humans that reflects cultural practices and values.

Change over time

Changes in cultural landscape due to immigration, technology, and cultural shifts.

Sequent occupancy

Layers of changes in a location over time.

Absolute location

Precise location defined by a coordinate system, such as GPS.

Relative location

Location measured in distance or time relative to other locations, which can change over time.

Latitude

Lines that run parallel to the equator.

Longitude

Lines that run parallel to the prime meridian, which passes through Greenwich, England.

point of view

birds eye

reduced scale

not actual size

generalized representation

map doesnt show everything

symbolized representation

not everything is drawn to scale, different cities are represented by different size dots