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APHG Unit 1 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cartography | The science of making maps. |
| Place | A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular character |
| Region | An area of Earth distinguished by a distinctive combination of cultural and physical features |
| Scale | Generally the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole; specifically, the relationship between a size of an object on a map and the size of an actual feature on Earth's surface |
| Space | The physical gap or interval between two objects |
| Projection | The system used to transfer locations from Earth's surface to a flat map |
| Township | A square normally 6 miles on the side. The land ordinance of 1785 divided much of the United States into a series of type townships |
| GPS | A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers |
| Remote Sensing | The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or other long-distance methods |
| GIS | A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data |
| Location | The position of anything on Earth's surface |
| Toponym | The name given to a portion of Earth's surface |
| Site | The physical character of a place |
| Situation | The location of a place relative to other places |
| Longitude | The numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the prime meridian (0°) |
| Latitude | The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator (0°) |
| Cultural Landscape | The fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group |
| Formal Region | (or uniform or homogeneous region) An area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics |
| Functional Region | (or no nodal region) An area organized around a node or focal point |
| Perceptual (vernacular) Region | Region that only exists as a conceptualization or idea not as a physically demarcated entity |
| Culture | The body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits that together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people |
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