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AP Human Unit 1 Flashcards

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Political Map

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States/Countries/Capitals- borders & boundaries

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Physical Map

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Natural Features

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Road Map

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Highways, Streets, etc

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Thematic Maps

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Communicate information about a place (Spatial aspects like what is it like there)

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Choropleth Map

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Uses various shades of one color or patterns to show the location & distribution of spatial data

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Dot-Density Map

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Each dot represents a specified quantity of a spatial characteristic

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Graduated/Proportional Symbol Map

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Uses symbols of different sizes to indicate different amounts of a variable

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Cartogram Map

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The sizes of countries are shown according to a specific variable (Like population)

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Isoline & Topographic Map

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-Uses lines that connect points of equal value to depict variations in the data of across space. Used for weather & elevation

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Absolute Location

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Exact, Precise
Address
Latitude & Longitude
23s, 43w

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Relative Location

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Relationship to another place
ex: Next to Trufire and Kotta

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Absolute Distance

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Exact, Precise
Miles/Kilometers/Feet
21.3 Miles away
-Map Scale

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13
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Relative Distance

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(Air Travel)
Connections, Contacts

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Absolute Direction

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Exact, Precise
Cardinal Directions
North, South, East, West

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Relative Direction

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in relationship to an object’s current location and orientation
Ex: Turn left at the starbucks

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Clustering

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Close
Density- The number of something in a defined area

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Dispersal/Distribution

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-Far Apart
-Distribution

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Patterns & Spatial Associations

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Indication that 2 or more phenomena (natural or human-made events that occur on Earth’s surface.) may be related

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Map Projections

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  1. Map Projections distort spatial relationships in shape, area, distance and direction.
  2. The process of a cartographer (map maker) showing the curved surface of the earth on a flat map
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S.A.D.D

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Shape, Area, Distance, Direction

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Mercator Projection Advantages

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Good Direction, Shape
Preserves right angles of Latitude & Longitude
Purpose: Navigation

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Mercator Projection Disadvantages

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-Area is distorted near the poles
-Increases size of high latitude area

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Peters Equal Area Projection Advantages

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Area of landmasses are accurate
-Countries are their correct size

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Peters Equal Area Projection Disadvantages

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-Shapes are inaccurate near the poles
-Vertically stretched near the equator

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Robinson Projection Advantages

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-No major distortions
Purpose: Compromise

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Robinson Projection

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-All aspects are slightly distorted

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Fieldwork/Field Observations

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The act of an individual physically visiting a location or place and recording

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GIS

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Computer system/software that stores, analyzes and displays info from multiple digital maps/data sets
Ex: Analysis of crime data, effects of pollution
-Urban planning

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GPS

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Satellites orbit earth & communicate locational info to GPS receivers: Absolute
Ex: Navigation (Ships, cars, aircraft)

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Remote Sensing

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Cameras/Sensors on satellites that orbit earth to collect digital images
Ex: Monitoring environmental changes, weather

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Sense of Place

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Factors that contribute to the uniqueness of a location
Ex; river, mountains, lakes, forests cultural landscape/ built environment

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Placeless

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A location without a sense of place (no distinct attributes)
Ex: Countryside

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How do you describe where a place is located

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Location

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Whats a Toponym

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A locations name

35
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High Elevation has a…

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colder climate

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Low Elevation has a…

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warmer climate

37
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Distance-Decay

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The interaction between two places declines as the distance between two places increases

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Diffusion

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a characteristic spreads across space from one place to another
ex: Expansion and relocation diffusion

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Cultural Ecology

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The study of how humans interact/ adapt to the environment

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Time-Space Compression

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The increasing sense of accessibility and connectivity which seems to bring humans in distance places closer together

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Possibilism

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Focuses on the role of human culture to modify and respond to the environment to better fit human needs

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Environmental Determinism

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the belief that climate & landforms are the most powerful forces shopping human behavior & societal cultural development

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Small Scale Maps

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Shows large area w/small amounts of data. This map is zoomed out .

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Large Scale Maps

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Shows small area w/ large amounts of data. Data zoomed in

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Economic

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Money, trade, currency
Ex: Map of Europe w/Free trade

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Social

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Population, distribution, etc are all examples

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Political

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States, capitals, countries, borders, etc.

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Environmental (Physical)

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Weather, climate, ecosystems, etc.
Ex: Desert Region

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Functional Region

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Organized around a central node

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