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AP Human Georgraphy Unit 1 (HHS)
Copeland's APHG
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Geography
10th Grade
01/15/2012

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Anthropogenic
Definition
caused or produced by humans
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Cartography
Definition
the production of maps, including construction of projections, design, compilation, drafting, and reproduction
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Cultural ecology
Definition
the study of human adaption to social and physical environments
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Cultural landscape
Definition
defined as the human-modified environment, including fields, houses, churches, highways, planted forests, and mines, as well as weeds and pollution.
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Earth system science
Definition
seeks to integrate various fields of academic study to understand the Earth as a system
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Environmental geography
Definition
the branch of geography that describes the spatial aspects of interactions between humans and the natural world
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Eratosthenes
Definition
Greek mathematician and astronomer who estimated the circumference of the earth and the distances to the Moon and sun
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Fertile Crescent
Definition
A crescent-shaped area of fertile land in the Middle East that extends from the eastern Mediterranean coast through the valley of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to the Persian Gulf
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Geographical Information Systems
Definition
any system that captures, stores, analyzes, manages, and presents data that are linked to location
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Global Positioning System
Definition
a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth
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Idiographic
Definition
pertaining to or involving the study or explication of individual cases or events
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George Perkins Marsh
Definition
considered by some to be America's first environmentalist
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Natural Landscape
Definition
A landscape that has not been modified by people or is dominated by natural processes and native plants and animals
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Nomothetic
Definition
Of or relating to the study or discovery of general scientific laws
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W.D. Pattison
Definition
said that geographers had exhibited broad enough consistency such that there were four traditions of geography
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Physical geography
Definition
the study of physical features of the earth's surface
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Ptolemy
Definition
proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance
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Qualitative data
Definition
Data collected as descriptive information
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Quantitative data
Definition
numerical data
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Quantitative revolution
Definition
was geography's attempt to redefine itself as a science
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Region
Definition
An area or division, esp. part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries
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Regional geography
Definition
a study of regions throughout the world in order to understand or define the unique characteristics of a particular region
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Remote sensing
Definition
The scanning of the earth by satellite or high-flying aircraft in order to obtain information about it
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Carl Sauer
Definition
led the Berkeley school of cultural geography
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Sense of place
Definition
essential character and spirit of an area
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Spatial perspective
Definition
seeking to understand the changing spatial organization and material character of Earth's surface
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Sustainability
Definition
able to continue over a period of time
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Systematic geography
Definition
concerned with individual physical and cultural elements of the earth
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Thematic layers
Definition
a layer in which the graphical characteristics for each feature in the layer are determined by the values of response variables in an associated attribute data set
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Absolute distance
Definition
Exact measurement of the physical space between two places
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Relative distance
Definition
Approximate measurement of the physical space between two places
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Absolute location
Definition
Position on earth using latitude and longitude
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Relative location
Definition
Position on earth using nearby areas
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Accessibility
Definition
how easy something can be reached
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Azimuthal projection
Definition
1.A map projection in which a region of the earth is projected onto a plane tangential to the surface, typically at a pole or the equator
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Breaking point
Definition
The moment of greatest strain at which someone or something gives way
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Cartograms
Definition
A type of thematic map in which the areas of spatial features are distorted in proportion to the value of an attribute
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Choropleth maps
Definition
a map that uses graded differences in shading or color or the placing of symbols inside defined areas on the map in order to indicate the average values of some property or quantity in those areas
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Cognitive maps
Definition
A mental representation of one's physical environment
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Complementarity
Definition
a relation between two opposite states or principles that together exhaust the possibilities
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Connectivity
Definition
the property of being connected or the degree to which something has connections
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Contagious diffusion
Definition
The rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population
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Coordinate system
Definition
a system that uses coordinates to establish position
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Distance decay effect
Definition
The distance decay effect states that the interaction between two locales declines as the distance between them increases
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Dot maps
Definition
A map type that uses a dot symbol to show the presence of a feature, relying on a visual scatter to show spatial pattern
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Expansion diffusion
Definition
the spread of an innovation or an idea through a population in an area
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Friction of distance
Definition
the larger the distance the more difficult it is, or less likely, for people to communicate
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Fuller projection
Definition
a projection of a world map onto the surface of a polyhedron, which can then be unfolded to a net in many different ways and flattened to form a two-dimensional map which retains most of the relative proportional integrity of the globe map
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Geoid
Definition
complex three-dimensional figure used as a basis for extremely precise surveys of positions on the surface of the Earth
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Gravity model
Definition
a formula to calculate the likely interaction between two places given their distance apart, size and barriers (or lack of connectivity) between them
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Hazards
Definition
A danger or risk
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Hierarchical diffusion
Definition
The spread of an idea from persons or nodes of authority or power to other persons or places
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International Date Line
Definition
is a generally north-south imaginary line on the surface of the Earth, passing through the middle of the Pacific Ocean, where the date changes as a ship or airplane travels east or west across it
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Intervening opportunities
Definition
The existence of a closer, less expensive opportunity for obtaining a good or service, or for a migration destination
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Isolines
Definition
In line on a map connecting points at which the values within the data being mapped are equal
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Large scale
Definition
Implies a map or photo showing a high amount of detail but a small area
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Longitude
Definition
The angle of a location on the earth's surface usually expressed in degrees east or west of the Greenwich Meridian
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Latitude
Definition
the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
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Law of retail gravitation
Definition
says that people in a larger city will travel farther to shop than people in a smaller city
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Location charts
Definition
charts that show location
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Map projections
Definition
different ways maps are projected
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Mercator projection
Definition
a map projection of the earth onto a cylinder; areas appear greater the farther they are from the equator
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Meridian
Definition
A circle of constant longitude passing through a given place on the earth's surface and the terrestrial poles
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Prime meridian
Definition
A planet's meridian adopted as the zero of longitude
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Parallel
Definition
A corresponding line on a map
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Preference map
Definition
A map used for evaluating an opportunity
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Proportional symbols map
Definition
symbols are scaled proportionally to their value and placed next to their corresponding geography
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Reference map
Definition
A graphic display which shows the geographic distribution of many different attributes
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Relocation diffusion
Definition
The spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another
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Resolution
Definition
The degree of detail visible in a photographic or television image
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Robinson projection
Definition
this representation reflects the spherical appearance of Earth
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Scale
Definition
A rule determining the distances between such marks
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Site
Definition
An area of ground on which a town, building, or monument is constructed
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Situation
Definition
The location and surroundings of a place
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Small scale
Definition
cover large areas in less detail
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Spatial diffusion
Definition
The distribution of ideas, products, culture, technology, innovation, languages and so on across space to other people
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Thematic map
Definition
a type of map or chart especially designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area
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Time-space convergence
Definition
The process, made possible by technological innovations in transportation and communication, by which distant places are brought closer together in terms of the time taken to travel
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Topographic maps
Definition
is a type of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief
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Topological space
Definition
a map that accurately represents the spatial ordering
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Transferability
Definition
the quality of being transferable or exchangeable
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Visualization
Definition
form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract
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