AP Human: Unit 1

Question 1

place

Answer 1

a specific point on Earth, distinguished by a particular characteristic; occupies a unique location, or position, on Earth’s surface

Question 2

region

Answer 2

an area of Earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics

Question 3

scale

Answer 3

the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole; local and global

Question 4

space

Answer 4

the physical gap or interval between two objects

Question 5

connection

Answer 5

refers to relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space

Question 6

map

Answer 6

a two-dimensional model of Earth’s surface, or a portion of it; both a reference tool and a communication tool

Question 7

cartography

Answer 7

the science of map-making

Question 8

map scale

Answer 8

the relationship of a feature’s size on a map to its actual size on Earth

Question 9

projection

Answer 9

the scientific method of transferring locations on Earth’s surface to a flat map

Question 10

meridian

Answer 10

an arc drawn between the North and South poles

Question 11

longitude

Answer 11

a numbering system that identifies the location of each meridian on Earth’s surface

Question 12

parallel

Answer 12

a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians

Question 13

latitude

Answer 13

the numbering system to indicate the location of a parallel

Question 14

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Answer 14

The time at the prime meridian (0 degrees longitude); master reference time for all points on Earth

Question 15

International Date Line

Answer 15

follows 180 degrees latitude (for the most part); when you cross it you must turn your clocks forward or backward (depending on which way you’re heading)

Question 16

location

Answer 16

the position that something occupies on Earth’s surface

Question 17

toponym

Answer 17

the name given to a place on Earth

Question 18

site

Answer 18

the physical character of a place

Question 19

situation

Answer 19

the location of a place relative to other places

Question 20

formal region/uniform region

Answer 20

an area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics

Question 21

cultural landscape

Answer 21

a combination of cultural features such as language and religion, economic features such as agriculture and industry, and physical features such as climate and vegetation.

Question 22

functional/nodal region

Answer 22

an area organized around a node or focal point

Question 23

vernacular/perceptual region

Answer 23

an area that people believe exists as a part of their cultural identity

Question 24

culture

Answer 24

the body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people

Question 25

spacial association

Answer 25

occurs within a region if the distribution of one feature is related to the distribution of another feature

Question 26

globalization

Answer 26

a force or process that involves the entire world and results in making something worldwide in scope

Question 27

transnational corporation

Answer 27

conducts research, operates factories, and sells products in many countries, not just where its headquarters and principle shareholders are located

Question 28

concentration

Answer 28

the extent of a feature’s spread over space

Question 29

pattern

Answer 29

the geometric arrangement of objects in space

Question 30

poststructuralist geography

Answer 30

examines how the powerful in a society dominate, or seek control, less powerful groups, hoe the dominated groups occupy space, and confrontations that result from the domination

Question 31

humanistic geography

Answer 31

a branch of human geography that emphasizes the different ways that individuals form ideas about place and give those places symbolic meanings

Question 32

behavioral geography

Answer 32

emphasizes the importance of understanding the psychological basis for individual human actions in space

Question 33

uneven development

Answer 33

the increasing gap in economic conditions between regions in the core and periphery that results from the globalization of the economy

Question 34

assimilation

Answer 34

the process by which a group’s cultural features are altered to resemble those of another group

Question 35

acculturation

Answer 35

the process of changes in culture that result from the meeting of two groups

Question 36

syncretism

Answer 36

the combination of elements of two groups into a new cultural feature

Question 37

hearth

Answer 37

a place from which an innovation originates

Question 38

relocation diffusion

Answer 38

the spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another

Question 39

expansion diffusion

Answer 39

the spread of a feature from one place to another in an additive process

Question 40

hierarchical diffusion

Answer 40

the spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to other persons or places

Question 41

contagious diffusion

Answer 41

the rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population

Question 42

stimulus diffusion

Answer 42

the spread of an underlying principle even though a characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse

Question 43

network

Answer 43

a chain of communication that connects places

Question 44

distance decay

Answer 44

the farther two people are from one another, the less likely the to are to interact

Question 45

space-time compression

Answer 45

the reduction in the time it takes for something to reach another place