AP Human Geography Unit 1 Review

The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator.

A geographic approach that emphasizes human-environment relationships.

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°).

<p>Global Positioning System.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An east-west line designated in the Land Ordinance of 1785.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The study of the earth's surface, climate, continents, countries, peoples, industries, and products.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The science of mapmaking.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits that together constitute a group of people's distinct tradition.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The region from which innovative ideas originate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An arc drawn on a map between the North and South poles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth's surface or a portion of it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular location.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The system used to transfer locations from Earth's surface to a flat map.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Generally, the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The physical gap or interval between two objects.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The name given to a portion of Earth's surface.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A square normally 6 miles on a side.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A substance in the environment that is useful to people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Place</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The distribution of one phenomenon is spatially related to the distribution of another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Actions or processes that involve the entire world.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Areas where the characteristics of one region gradually change into those of another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An intellectual framework that looks at the particular locations of specific phenomena.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Responsible for taking the census.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The organization of Earth's surface into distinct areas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The location of places, people, and events.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The overall appearance of an area shaped by both human and natural influences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Explanations for why a spatial pattern occurs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Greek scholar in the 3rd century BC who accurately calculated the circumference of the Earth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Greek scholar who inaccurately calculated the Earth's circumference by 9,000 miles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An 11th century Arab geographer who collected geographical information into an accurate representation of the world.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A 19th century American geographer best known for his classic work, Man and Nature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An early 20th century geographer who shaped the field of human geography.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A field that centers on the interaction of human and physical geography.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Shapes of areas, distances between places, relative sizes of different areas, and direction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A map projection invented by Gerardus Mercator, distorting size near the poles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A map that curves inward to fix the distortion of the Mercator projection.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Introduced in 1974, focuses on maintaining equal area for landmasses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The size of the unit studied, either local, regional, or global.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A method used before the adoption of time zones based on the sun's position.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Absolute location</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The physical character of a place.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The location of a place relative to other places.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A rectangular system of land survey from the Land Ordinance of 1785.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Spatial regularities exist within an area.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The region's margins.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Companies that have centers of operation in many parts of the globe.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Climate, topography, soil, water sources, vegetation, and elevation.</p> Signup and view all the answers