ap hug unit one text book quiz

_________is the precise where something is according to some system

Absolute location

________ is the distance north or south of the _________

Latitude,equator

__________is a imaginary line that circles the globe exactly halfway between the poles

Equator

_______roughly follows this line but makes deviation to accommodate international boundaries

International date line

_______is the distance east or west of the ___________, an imaginary line that runs from pole to pole through Greenwich, England

Longitude, prime meridian

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

Relative location

__________is how quickly or easily people in one location can interact with people in another location

Accessibility

Refers to the specific human and physical characteristics of a location

Place

______can be described as the characteristics at the immediate location, for example the soil type, climate and labor force

Site

________is how people feel about a certain location, which may be influenced by experience, personal beliefs, or past experiences

Sense of place

Place names

toponmys

Is the shrinking “time distance” between locations because of improved methods or transportation and communication

Time-space compression

______refers to the contact, movement, and flow of things between locations. _______indicates that when things are further apart they tend to be less connected. The inverse relationship between distance and connection is a concept called _______

Spatial interaction

Friction of distance

Distance - decay

_________ Is the number of something in a specifically defined area_______ Is the way a phenomenon is spread out over an area

Density

Distribution

The connection in exchange between them is referred to________

Human environmental interaction

The study of how humans adapt to the environment is Known as_________ The belief that landforms and climate is the most important Forces and shaping human behavior________

Cultural ecology, and environmental determinism

Human geographers often Refer to The__________ By which they mean the physical artifacts The humans have created and formed the landscapE. Anything built by humans is part of the cultural landscape

Built environment

_________ Is the measurement of how far or near things are to each other ________ Indicates the degree of Nearness

Distance

Proximity

All the information that can be tied to a specific ________

Geospatial