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AP HUG Unit 1 Vocab > Unit 1 Vocab > Flashcards

Unit 1 Vocab Flashcards

1
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Maps used to show landforms and/or places

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reference map

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Reference map that shows identifiable natural landmarks such as mountains, rivers, oceans, elevation

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Physical map

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3
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Reference map that shows political boundaries

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Political map

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Maps used to display specific types of information (theme) pertaining to an area

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Thematic maps

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5
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Thematic map that shows statistical data by transforming space

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Cartogram

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Thematic map that uses shading or coloring to show statistical data

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Cloropleth map

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Thematic map that uses dots to indicate a feature or occurrence

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Dot density map

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Thematic map that indicates relative magnitude of some value for a geographic region in which the symbol varies in proportion to data

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Graduated (proportional) symbols map

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9
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Measurement using a standard unit of length

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Absolute distance

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Measurement of the social, cultural, and/or economic connectivity between places (how connected or disconnected)

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Relative distance

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11
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finding a location using a compass direction

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Absolute direction

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12
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Finding a location not using compass direction

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Relative direction

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13
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The way things are laid out and organized on the surface of the earth

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Spatial pattern

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14
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Objects that form a group

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Clustering

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15
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Objects that are scattered

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Dispersal

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16
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Height above sea level

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Elevation

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17
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Hierarchy of spaces

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Spatial scale

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18
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All maps are distorted as a result of projecting a 3-dimensional surfer onto a 2-dimensional surface in area, distance, shape, and/or direction

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Map distortion

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A way to transfer 3- dimensional earth into a 2- dimensional map to reduce distortion

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Map projection

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Information that identifies the geographic location of features and boundaries on earth ( natural and constructed)

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Geographic data

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Technology that provides geographic data that is used for personal (navigation) business (marketing), and governmental (environmental planning) purposes

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Geospatial technologies

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  • map created by a computer that can combine layers of spatial data
  • data displayed and analyzed to gain insights into geographic lol patterns/ relationships
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GIS

23
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System of satellites that provide geospatial positioning

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Satellite navigation systems

24
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Collecting data with instruments that are distant from the area of study

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Remote sensing

25
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Compilation and publication of websites that provide graphical and text information in the form of maps and visuals

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Online mapping and visualization

26
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Systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population

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Census data

27
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Images of earth collected by satellites operated by governments and businesses around the world

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Satellite imagery

28
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Describes the precise location of a place using the Earths Graticule (l&l)

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Absolute location

29
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describes the location of a place relative to other human and physical features

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Relative location

30
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relational concept that acquires meaning and sense when related to other concepts

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space (geography)

31
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describes an area on the surface of the Earth with distinguishing human & physical characteristics

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place (space with meaning)

32
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an arrangement of objects on earth, including the space in between those objects

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pattern

33
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describes the ways humans modify or adapt to the natural world

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human-environment interaction

34
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the idea that the likelihood of interaction diminishes with increasing distance

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distance decay

35
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term that refers to the increasing sense of connectivity that seems to be bringing people closer
together even though their distances are the same

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time-space compression

36
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term that refers to the greatly accelerated movement of goods, information, and ideas during the 20th century made possible by technological innovations e.g. TV, internet, satellite communication

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time space convergence

37
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describes the ways in which people, goods, and ideas move from place to place

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movement (geography)

38
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movement in a steady stream

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flows (geography)

39
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the process of increased interconnectedness among countries most notably in the areas of economics, politics,and culture

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globalization

40
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a system of interconnected people or things

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network

41
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meeting an increased demand for resources (energy, food, fuel) in a way that protects the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

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sustainability

42
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something found in nature and is necessary or useful to humans

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natural resources

43
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the function of land

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land use

44
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heory that a society is formed and determined by the physical environment, especially the climate; the physical environment predisposes societies towards particular development; human society development is controlled by the environment

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environmental determinism

45
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theory that the environment sets certain constraints or limitations but people use their creativity to decide how to respond to the conditions of a particular natural environment

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possibilism

46
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analyzing data at a variety of scales-global, regional, national, local

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spatial scale

47
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analyzing data at different scales reveal variations/different interpretations of data

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spatial scale

48
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describes an area on Earth marked by similarity in some way (a way to organize space)

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region

49
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refers to a group’s perceived identification with a particular region

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regionalism

50
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region marked by a shared trait (cultural, physical, etc.)

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formal region

51
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region marked by a particular set of activities that occur

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functional region

52
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region that exists as an idea

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perceptual/vernacular region

53
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analyzing regions at a variety of scales-global, national, local

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regional analysis

AP HUG Unit 1 Vocab (2 decks)

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