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AP Unit 1 Quiz

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Map 2D model of Earth's surface or a portion of it
Place A unique point on Earth distinguished by a distinctive combination of human and physical characteristics
Region An area of Earth distinguished by a distinctive combination of human and physical characteristics
Scale The relationship between a map's distances and the actual distances on Earth
Space The physical gap between two objects
Connections Relationships among people and objects across a barrier of space
Cartography Science of map-making
Projection Method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a map
Geographic Information System (GIS) Systems that can capture, store, query, analyze, and display geographic data
Global Positioning System (GPS) Systems that determines one's exact location on Earth
PRIMAL Place, region, interaction, location, and movement
Location The position that something occupies on Earth's surface
Toponym Name given to a particular place on Earth
Site The physical characteristic of a place
Situation The location of a place relative to other places
Meridian (Longitude) Arc drawn between the North and South poles
Parallel (Latitude) A circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and perpendicular to meridians
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) Internationally agreed official time reference for Earth
International Date Line The longitude at which one moves forward or backward one day
Cultural Landscape (Regional Studies) - defined by Carl Sauer It id the area of Earth modified by human habitation (
Formal Region (Corn Belt) Area that shares one or more distinctive features, should be present throughout
Functional Region (TV station) An area organized around a node or focal point
Vernacular Region/ Perceptual Region (Metal Maps) Place people believes exists as part of their cultural identity
Mental Maps One's perceived image of the surrounding landscape's organization
Culture The body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people
Cultural Ecology The geographic study of human-environment relations
Environmental Determinism Belief that the physical environment causes social development
Possiblism (Counter to Environmental Determinism) Belief that while environment can limit certain actions of a people, it cannot wholly predestine their development
Resource The substances found on earth that are useful to people
Polder A piece of land that is created by draining water from an area. First built in 13th century in the Netherlands
Distribution The arrangement of a feature in space
Density the frequency with which something occurs
Arithmetic Density the total number of people in an area
Physiological Density the total number of people per unit of arable land
Agricultural Density total number of farmers per arable land
Concentration the extent of a feature's spread over space
Pattern the geometric arrangement of objects in space
Space-time compression the reduction in the time it takes for something to reach another place
Distance Decay The farther away one group is from another, the less likely the two groups are to interact
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