Questions and Answers
What is Sequent Occupance?
Successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place that add up to the cultural landscape.
What is a Cultural Landscape?
The fashioning of natural landscape by a culture group to fit their needs.
What is Arithmetic Density?
Total number of people divided by total area of land.
What is Physiological Density?
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What does Hearth refer to?
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What is Diffusion?
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What is Relocation Diffusion?
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What is Expansion Diffusion?
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What is Hierarchical Diffusion?
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What is Contagious Diffusion?
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What is Absolute Distance?
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What is Relative Distance?
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What does Distribution mean?
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What is Environmental Determinism?
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What is Stimulus Diffusion?
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What is Absolute Location?
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What is Relative Location?
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What is Site?
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What is Situation?
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What does Space Time Compression refer to?
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What is Friction of Distance?
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What is Distance Decay?
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What are Networks?
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What does Connectivity mean?
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What is Accessibility?
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What is Space?
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What is Spatial Distribution?
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What does Size refer to in geography?
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What is Scale?
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What is a Formal Region?
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What is a Functional Region?
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What is a Vernacular Region?
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What is Possibilism?
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What is Natural Landscape?
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What does Pattern refer to in geography?
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Study Notes
Key Vocabulary and Definitions
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Sequent Occupance: Represents how successive societies shape and modify the cultural landscape, illustrating human-environment interactions over time.
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Cultural Landscape: The result of the transformation of the natural landscape by cultural groups to meet their needs.
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Arithmetic Density: Calculated by dividing the total population by the total land area, indicating population distribution per unit of land.
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Physiological Density: Measures the number of people per unit of arable land, highlighting land usage relative to population.
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Hearth: The original region where innovative ideas or practices originate.
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Diffusion: The process of spreading cultural features and practices from one location to others over time.
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Relocation Diffusion: The transmission of cultural elements through the physical movement of people from one place to another.
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Expansion Diffusion: Features spread through a snowballing effect, occurring in hierarchical, contagious, or stimulus forms.
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Hierarchical Diffusion: Spreading of ideas or trends from a person of authority to other individuals or places.
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Contagious Diffusion: Rapid and widespread diffusion of a characteristic through a population.
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Absolute Distance: Precise measurement between two geographical locations.
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Relative Distance: Approximate measurement reflecting the distance between two places in a broader context.
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Distribution: The arrangement and spread of various phenomena across the Earth's surface.
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Environmental Determinism: The theory that human activities are influenced and shaped by the physical environment.
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Stimulus Diffusion: Spread of an underlying principle or idea even if the specific characteristic does not fully diffuse.
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Absolute Location: The exact geographical coordinates determined by latitude and longitude.
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Relative Location: Location defined in relation to other landmarks or geographical features.
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Site: The intrinsic characteristics and significance of a specific location.
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Situation: A location described in relation to other places.
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Space Time Compression: The phenomenon where advancements in technology reduce the time it takes for ideas to spread.
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Friction of Distance: The concept that increased distance requires greater effort, money, or energy, leading to more frequent interactions over shorter distances.
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Distance Decay: The principle that interaction decreases as the distance between groups increases.
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Networks: A system of interconnected nodes without a central hub.
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Connectivity: The various relationships that exist across distances, transcending geographical barriers.
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Accessibility: The ease of reaching a location from other places.
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Space: The physical gap or interval between two objects.
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Spatial Distribution: Examination of how phenomena are located across various areas.
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Size: An estimation of the extent or magnitude of a geographical feature.
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Scale: The representation of real-world phenomena, adjusted for reduction or generalization.
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Formal Region: A defined area where one or more distinctive characteristics, like language or climate, are uniformly shared among its inhabitants.
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Functional Region: Organized around a central node or focal point, influencing the surrounding area.
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Vernacular Region: A perceptual area recognized by the local population as part of their cultural identity.
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Possibilism: The idea that while the environment may impose certain limitations on human actions, people can adapt and modify their environments.
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Natural Landscape: Geographic features created by natural processes over time.
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Pattern: The geometric arrangement or common property of distribution among objects in space.
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Place Name: Known as toponym, it refers to the designated name given to a particular location on Earth.
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Test your knowledge with this quiz on key terms from Chapter 1 of AP Human Geography. Understand concepts like Sequent Occupance and Cultural Landscape, and how they relate to human interaction with the environment. Perfect for review before your exam!