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AP Human Geography > Unit 1 - Thinking Geographically > Flashcards

Unit 1 - Thinking Geographically Flashcards

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Reference Map

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Maps used to reference basic information (ex. political map)

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Thematic Map

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Maps used to show spatial patterns and spatial analysis

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Types of Thematic Maps

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Choropleth, Dot, Isoline, Graduated Symbol, Cartograms

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Choropleth Maps

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Using colors and differing shades to show data and compare areas

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Graduated Symbol Maps

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Using symbols of differing sizes and quantities

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Dot Maps

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Using quantities of dots to express information

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Isoline Maps

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Using lines to show different information (ex. elevation maps)

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Cartograms

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A physical part of a map is changed in size to represent data

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Geographic Concepts

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Absolute + Relative Location, Direction, Absolute + Relative Distance, Elevation

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Absolute Location

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Location based on coordinates

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Relative Location

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Location relative to other places (connectivity, distance, travel, direction)

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Absolute Distance

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Unit measurement distance between two places (miles, km, ft)

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Relative Distance

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Time distance between two places (10 minutes away)

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Elevation

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Height of areas or objects

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Types of Spatial Pattern Distribution

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Clustered/Agglomerated, Dispersed, Linear

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Clustered/Agglomerated

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Objects are concentrated into one area

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Dispersed

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Objects are spread out over a large area

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Linear

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Objects are arranged in a straight line

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Landscape Analysis

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Defining and describing landscapes. Understanding why landscapes are the way they are

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Field Observations

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Going to on-site locations and collecting data

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Types of Data

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Quantitative, Qualitative

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Types of Geographic Data Tools

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Geographic Information System, Global Positioning System, Online, Remote Sensing

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Geographic Information System (GIS)

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A system that overlays many pieces of geographic data into one dataset

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Global Positioning System (GPS)

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A system that calculates the absolute location of a receiver

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Online Mapping

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Using data to create online maps

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Remote Sensing

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Collecting data remotely (ex. Ariel photography, satellite imagery)

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Space

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An area where human or physical activity can happen but isn’t

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Place

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An area where human or physical activity does happen

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Time-Space Compression

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The shrinking of relative distance between places because of innovation, interconnectedness, and globalization

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Distance-Decay Effect

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Despite Time-Space Compression, places with large absolute distances still interact less

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Human-Environment Interaction

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The connection and interaction between society/humanity and the natural environment

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Types of Human-Environment Interaction

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Natural Resources, Land Use

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Natural Resources

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naturally occurring resources used by society such as wind, coal, oil, sun, etc

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Land Use

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How the land is organized, used, and altered for agriculture or societal development

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Environmental Determinism

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A theory stating that the physical conditions of an area define cultural, economic, and societal development

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Possibilism

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A theory stating that societal and economic development is defined by human ingenuity, culture, and social conditions.

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Scales of Analysis

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The level/scale at which data is shown on stimulus

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Relative Scale

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The scale that the map is actually showing (ex. a map of the world)

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The scale of the Data

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The scale of the data shown on a map (the data is shown by country)

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5 Scales

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Global, World Regional, National, National Regional, Local

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Global

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The Whole World

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World Regional

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Mulitple countries, continents

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National

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Single county

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National Regional

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Physical portion of a country (not political subdivisions). Based on direction

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Local

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Political subdivisions of a country (states, cities, provinces, etc)

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Regionalization

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The process of dividing a place into smaller segments/subdivisions

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Formal/Uniform/Homogenous Region

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An area united by a common, measurable, pattern or characteristic.

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Perceptual/Vernacular Region

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An area united by a common characteristic that doesn’t have to be measurable

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Functional/Nodal Region

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An area with common activities based around one central place

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