ap vocab Flashcards
accessibility
the degree of case with which it is possible to reach a certain location from other locations. it varies from place to place and can be measured
absolute location
the position or place of a certain item on the surface of the Earth as expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds of latitude 0 to 90 north or south of the equator & longitude 0 tob180 east or west of the prime meridam passing through greenwhich england
activity space
the space within which dolly activity occurs
cartography
the art and science of making maps, including data compliation, layout, and design. also concerned with the interpretation of mapped patterns
complementarity
a condition that exits when two regions, through an exchange of raw materials and/or finished products an specifically satisfy each others demands
connectivity
the degree of direct linkage between one particular location and other locations in a transport network
contagious diffusion
the distance- controlled spreading of an idea, innovation, or some other item through a local population by contact from person to person- analogous to the communication of a contagious illness
cultural barrier
prevailing cultural attitude rendering certain certain innovations ideas or practices unacceptable or unadaptable in that particular culture
cultural diffusion
the expansion and adaptation of a cultural element, from its place of origin to a wider area
cultural ecology
the multiple interactions and relationships between a culture and the natural event
cultural hearth
heartland, source area, innovation center; place of origin of a major culture
cultural landscape
the visible imprint of human activity and culture on the landscape, the layers of buildings, forms , and artifacts sequentially imprinted on the landscape by the activities of various human occupants
culture
the sum total of the knowledge, attitudes, and habitual behavior patterns shared and transmitted but the members of society.
ralph lintons def.
culture complex
a related set of cultural traits such as prevailing dress codes and cooking and eating utensils
culture trait
a single element of normal practice in a culture such as the wearing of a turban
distance
measure of the physical space between two places
enviromental
the view that the natural enviroment has a controlling influence over various aspects of human life including cultural development also referred to as environentalism
epidemic
regional outbreak of disease
expansion diffusion
the spread of an innovation or an idea thru a population in an area in such a way that the # of those influenced grows continuously larger resulting in an expanding area of dissemintation
fieldwork
the study of geographic phenomena by visiting places and observing how people interact w/ and thereby change those places
five themes
developed by genip
location, human emvironent, region, place, movement
formal regions
a tupe pf region marked by a certain degree of homogeherty in one ot more phenomena also called uniform region or homogenous region
functional region
a region defined by the particular set of activities or interacts that occur within it
geocaching
a hunt for a cache, the GPS coordinates which are placed on the internet by other geocachers
