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Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives
AP Human Geography
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11th Grade
05/12/2010

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Absolute Location
Definition
Latitude and longitude
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Anglocentric
Definition
Focused on the English culture
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Azimuthal Projection
Definition
"As I move" = "Az-I-Muth"
Think moving direction.
Projection means map.
So a map which maintains direction but distorts other properties.
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Cardinal Directions
Definition
North, South, East, West
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Cartogram
Definition
Map that uses proportionality to show a particular value
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Cartography
Definition
Process of map making
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Choropleth Thematic Map
Definition
"Show yo p" = "Cho-ro-p"
Show your pattern.
Map that shows a pattern of a variable.
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Cognitive Map
Definition
Map drawn from memory
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Conformal Projection
Definition
in form = stay in Shape
Map that maintains shape but distorts other properties
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Cultural Ecology
Definition
Study of human-environment interaction
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Data Aggregation
Definition
Size of geographic units being represented on a map
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Distance Decay
Definition
Long distant relationships never work, they decay. The farther apart you are the less interaction you will have. :(
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Distortion
Definition
Error when making a map.
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Dot Density Map
Definition
Thematic map that uses dots to represent the frequency of a variable in a given area
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Equal-Area Projection
Definition
Map that maintains area but distorts other properties

Its in the name...
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Equidistant Projection
Definition
Map that maintains distance but distorts other properties

again in the name...
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Formal region
Definition
Region composed if areas that have a common cultural or physical feature, aka uniform regions.
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Four Main Properties of a Map
Definition
Shape - Size - Distance - Direction.
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Friction of Distance
Definition
Degree to which distance interferes with some interaction. Friction is like rubbing stuff. Think of a car dragging something, the more distance it goes the more interference happens.
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Functional Region
Definition
Group of places linked together by some function's influence on them after diffusing from a central node; aka nodal region
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Geographic Information System
Definition
Computer program that stores geographic data and produces maps to show the data
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Geographic Model
Definition
what exist on the earth or what might exist in the future; helps a geographer search for answers to why patterns exist
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Global Positioning System
Definition
System of satellites used to determine an exact location on the global grid
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Great Circles
Definition
Circles formed on the surface of the earth by a plane that passes through the center of the earth. The equator and every line of longitude paired with its twin on the opposite side of the earth make great circles. Any arc of a great circle shows the shortest distance between two points on the earth's surface.
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Greenwich Mean Time
Definition
Baseline for time zones around the world, centered on the prime meridian; aka universal time
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Human-Environment Interaction
Definition
One theme of geography through which geographers analyze humans' impact on their environment and their environment's impact on them
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Intermediate Directions
Definition
NW, SW, NE, SE
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Isoline Thematic Map
Definition
Map displaying lines that connect points of equal value; ex: a map showing elevation level
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Lines of Latitude
Definition
Measured in degrees of N & S from the equator. Lines of latitude never intersect, also called parallels.
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Lines of Longitude
Definition
Measured in degrees of E & W from the prime meridian (Which runs through England's Greenwich Observatory)
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Map
Definition
2D model of the earth or a proportion of its surface
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Map Scale
Definition
Relationship between distance on the map and the actual measurement in the real world
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Mercator Projection
Definition
Map showing the shapes of the continents and the landforms accurately but drastically distorting the size of the continents
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Movement
Definition
Theme in geography involving the movement occurring in a space: movement of info, people, goods, and other phenomena
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Node
Definition
Place from which a diffusing phenomenon spreads to other places (Originating point)
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Perceptual Region
Definition
Region whose boundaries are determined by people's beliefs, not a scientifically measurable process; aka Vernacular regions
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Gall-Peters Projection
Definition
Map created by a geographer to show the relative size of the earth's continents accurately but distorts shapes so it is not conformal
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Physical Geography
Definition
Branch of geography concerned with spatial analysis of the structures, processes, and locations of the earth's natural phenomena, like soil, climate, plants and topography
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Place
Definition
Theme in geography that involves the unique combination of physical and cultural attributes that give each location on the earth its individual "stamp"
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Primary Data
Definition
Data directly collected by the geographer making the map or conducting the study
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Proportional-Symbol Thematic Map
Definition
Map that uses some symbol to display the frequency of a variable; the larger the symbol the higher the frequency
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Reference Map
Definition
Map showing features like boundaries, roads, highways, mountains, and cites
Term
Region
Definition
Theme in geography involving a spatial unit that has many places sharing similar characteristics
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Relative Directions
Definition
Directions commonly given by people, such as right, left, up, and down, among many others
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Relative Location
Definition
Location f a place or object described in relation to places or objects around it
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Remote Sensing
Definition
Technique of obtaining information about objects through the study of data collected by special instruments that are not in physical contact with the objects being analyzed
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Robinson Projection
Definition
Map showing the world with slight distortions to all four properties, rather than having one property correct and the other three distorted
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Secondary Data
Definition
Data used by a geographer but collected by another source that previously conducted a study and made the data available for future use
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Simplification
Definition

Eliminating nonsense and focusing on what the map should be.

Cut the small talk yo.

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Sense of Place
Definition
Person's perception of the human and physical attributes of location that give it a unique identity in that person's mind
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Sense of Place
Definition
Person's perception of the human and physical attributes of location that give it a unique identity in that person's mind
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Site
Definition
Internal physical and cultural characteristics of a place, such as its terrain and dominant religions, among others
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Situation
Definition
Location of a place relative to the physical and cultural characteristics around it. The more interconnected a place is to other powerful places, the better its situation.
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Space-Time Compression
Definition
Increasing sense of accessibility and connectivity that seems to be bringing humans in distance places closer together
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Spatial Interaction
Definition
Process in which goods, ideas, information, and people move among places
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Spatial perspective
Definition
Outlook through which geographers identify, explain, and predict human and physical patterns in space and the interconnectedness of different spaces
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Thematic Map
Definition
Map that zeros in on one feature such as climate, population, or voting patterns
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