AP Human Geography Vocabulary

  • Map

  • Cartographer

  • Data aggregation

  • Spatial Perspective

  • Spatial Patterns

  • time-distance decay

  • map symbols

  • legend

  • compass rose

  • absolute direction

  • map scale

  • scale

  • absolute distance

  • relative distance

  • relative direction

  • elevation

  • isoline

  • topographic map

  • reference map

  • thematic map

  • choropleth map

  • cartogram

  • proportional/graduated circle map

  • dot density/ dot distribution map

  • map projection

  • Mercator projection

  • peters projection

  • good homosoline projection

  • polar projection

  • Robinson projection