Chapter 1: Intro To APHUGE Flashcards
Arable Land
Land that is able to be farmed
How many people are malnourished in the world and who makes up the majority?
1 Billion people, and majority are women and children.
What is Human Geography?
Human phenomena, globalization and inter connectedness, and scale.
Spatial Perspectve
How one looks at the world.
Spatial Distribution
Patterns in why things are put where they are.
What are The five things Spatial Perspective is based on?
Geographical Positioning, Human Environment Interactions, region, place, and movement.
Geographical Positioning
Wh something is where it is
Human Environment Interactions
The visible imprint left on the Earth by humans.
Region
Area with cultural similarities.
Place
Sense of meaning and “home”.
Movement
Mobility of people, goods, ideas-connectivity, and spatial interaction.
Cultural Landscape
Visible imprint of humanity.
Cartography
Study of maps
Relative Location
Where something is in relation to origin.
Absolute Location
Where something is.
Mental Maps
Visual maps that we create based on prior visuals.