AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY QUIZ 1 VOCAB REVIEW

Absolute Location

What is the AP human geography definition of absolute location?

is the precise spot where something is according to a system.

What is the AP human geography definition of agricultural density?

compares the number of farmers to the area of arable land.

What is the AP human geography definition of arithmetic density?

is calculated by dividing a region’s population by its total area.

What is the AP human geography definition of base lines?

are an east-west lines designated under the Land Ordinance of 1785 to facilitate the surveying and numbering of townships in the United States.

What is the AP human geography definition of cartography?

is the science of making maps, connections, relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space.

What is the AP human geography definition of concentration?

is the spread of a feature over space.

What is the AP human geography definition of connections?

are how well two locations are tied together by roads or other links.

What is the AP human geography definition of contagious diffusion?

occurs when a cultural trait spreads continuously outward from its hearth through contact among people. It is the spread of an idea/trait/concept through a group of people or an area equally without regard to social class, economic position, or position of power.

What is the AP human geography definition of cultural ecology?

is the study of how humans adapt to the enviroment.

What is the AP human geography definition of cultural landscape?

is anthying built by humans is part of the cultural landscape and is in the realm of land use.

What is the AP human geography definition of culture?

is a total way of life held in common by a group of people, including learned features such as language, ideology, behavior, technology, and government.

What is the AP human geography definition of density?

is the number of persons per unit of land area.

What is the AP human geography definition of distance decay?

is this inverse relationship between distance and connection.

What is the AP human geography definition of distribution?

is the way a phenomenon is spread out or arranged over an area to describe patterns.

What is the AP human geography definition of enviromental determinism?

is the belief that landforms and climate are the most powerful forces shaping human behavior and societal development while ignoring the influence of culture.

What is the AP human geography definition of formal region (Uniform)?

are united by one or more traits. An area defined by one predominant or universal characteristic throughout its entire area.

What is the AP human geography definition of functional region?

are organized around a focal point and are defined by an activity, usually political, social, or economic, that occurs across the region. Functional region are united by networks of communication, transportation, and other interactions.

What is the AP human geography definition of geographic informational system (GIS)?

is a computer system that can store, analyze, and display information from multiple digital maps or geospatial data sets.

What is the AP human geography definition of geospatial data?

can be quantitative or qualitative and may be gathered by organizations or individuals. It includes all information that can be tied to a specific place. Besides locations of things, such as mountains or roads or boundaries, it includes human activities and traits. This is information that describes objects, events, or other features with a location on or near the surface of the earth.

What is the AP human geography definition of visualization?

refers to a set of tools and techniques supporting the analysis of geospatial data through the use of interactive visualization.

What is the AP human geography definition of global postioning system?

receivers on the earth’s surface use the locations of multiple satellites to determine and record a receiver’s exact location.

What is the AP human geography definition of globalization?

specifically refers to the increased integration of the world economy since the 1970s. It is the integration of markets, states, communication, and trade on a worldwide scale.

What is the AP human geography definition of Greenwich mean time (GMT)?

 is the name for mean solar time of the longitude (0°) of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in England.

What is the AP human geography definition of hearth?

is the region from which innovative ideas originate.

What is the AP human geography definition of hierarchical diffusion?

is the spread of culture outward from the most interconnected places from one powerful person, city, or social class. when an idea spreads by passing first among the most connected individuals, then spreading to other individuals.

What is the AP human geography definition of human geography?

is the study of the spatial characteristics of humans and human activities. Human geographers study topics such as population, culture, politics, urban areas, and economics.

What is the AP human geography definition of international date line?

the point where each day begins for the first time, it is found in the Pacific Ocean

What is the AP human geography definition of land ordinance of 1785?

was passed by the U.S. Congress under the Articles of Confederation. It laid out the process by which lands west of the Appalachian Mountains were to be surveyed and sold. The method of creating townships and sections within townships was used for all U.S. land after 1785.

What is the AP human geography definition of latitude?

is the distance north or south of the equator.

What is the AP human geography definition of location?

identifies where specific phenomena are located either on a grid system or relative to another location.

What is the AP human geography definition of longitude?

is the distance east or west of the prime meridian.

What is the AP human geography definition of map?

are the most important tool of a geographer and help to organize complex information. No tool communicates spatial information more effectively than a map. Maps are essential in highlighting and analayzing patterns.

What is the AP human geography definition of mental map?

are a mix of objective knowledge and subjective perceptions: precise knowledge about the location of geographic features as well as impressions of places, rough estimates of size and location, and a general sense of the connections between places. Show All.

What is the AP human geography definition of meridian?

is an arc drawn on a map between the North and South poles (longitude)

What is the AP human geography definition of parallel?

 measure the angular distance of points north and south of the Equator.

What is the AP human geography definition of pattern?

are the general arrangment of things, in the distrubtion.

What is the AP human geography definition of physical geography?

is the study of the spatial characteristics of various elements of the physical enviroment. Physical geographers study topics such as landforms, bodies of water, climate, ecosystems, and erosion.

What is the AP human geography definition of physical map?

show and label natural features, such as mountains, rivers, and deserts.

What is the AP human geography definition of physiological density?

is calculated by dividing population by the amount of arable land, or land suitable for growing crops.

What is the AP human geography definition of place?

refers to the specific human and physical characteristics of a location.

What is the AP human geography definition of possibilism?

is a view that acknowledges limits on the effects of the natural enviroment and focuses more on the role that human culture plays.

What is the AP human geography definition of prime meridian?

an imaginary line that runs from pole to pole through Greenwich, England. It is designated as 0 degrees. On the opposite side of the globe from the prime meridian is 180 degrees longitude.

What is the AP human geography definition of principle meridians?

are a north-south line designated in the Land Ordinance of 1785 to facilitate the surveying and numbering of townships in the U.S

What is the AP human geography definition of projection?

the process which the 3-D surface of Earth is transferred onto a 2D map.

What is the AP human geography definition of regional studies?

is an approach to geography that emphasizes the relationships among social and physical phenomena in a particular study area.

What is the AP human geography definition of relative location?

is a description of where something is in relation to other things.

What is the AP human geography definition of relocation diffusion?

is the spread of culture and/or cultural traits by people who migrate and carry their cultural traits with them.

What is the AP human geography definition of remote sensing?

gathers information from satellites that orbit the earth or other craft above the atmosphere.

What is the AP human geography definition of region?

is a group of places in the same area that a characteristic forms a region.

What is the AP human geography definition of site?

can be described as the characteristics at the immediate location.

What is the AP human geography definition of situation?

refers to the location of a place relative to its surroundings and its connectivity to other places.

What is the AP human geography definition of space time compression?

is the shrinking “time-distance,” or relative distance, between locations because of improved methods of transportation and communication.

What is the AP human geography definition of spatial association?

is matching patterns of distribution is called spatial association and indicates that two (or more) phenomena may be related or associated with one another.

What is the AP human geography definition of spatial patterns?

refer to the general arrangment pf phenomena on a map. It can be described in a variety of way utilizing important geographical tools and concepts including location, direction, distance, elevation, or distribution pattern.

What is the AP human geography definition of stimulus diffusion?

is when an underlying idea from a culture hearth is adopted by another culture but the adopting group modifies or rejects one trait.

What is the AP human geography definition of toponym?

The name given to a portion of Earth's surface

What is the AP human geography definition of vernacular region (perceptual)?

are an area that people believe exist as part of their cultural identity.