AP HUMAN GEO UNIT 1

Question 1

choropleth map

Answer 1

colors or shading to represent data

Question 2

graduated symbol map

Answer 2

symbols proportional in size than actual data

Question 3

isoline map

Answer 3

weather map like / equal values with lines

Question 4

GIS (geographic information system)

Answer 4

computer system collects, stores, analyzes, and displays geographic data

Question 4

cartograms

Answer 4

distort appearance of a place to represent value

Question 5

1ualitative data

Answer 5

data with human approach (relative)

Question 6

quantitative data

Answer 6

data with mathematical models (absolute)

Question 7

distance decay

Answer 7

interaction between two places decreases as the distance increases

Question 8

time - space - compression

Answer 8

reduction of time to get from one place to another (advance technology)

Question 9

desalination

Answer 9

removing salt from seawater

Question 10

environmental possibilism

Answer 10

environment its limits on society, but people have the ability to modify the physical environment to overcome those limits

Question 11

environmental determinism

Answer 11

human behaviors + culture = surrounding enviorment

Question 12

possiblism

Answer 12

environmental conditions limits culture but that culture is determined by social conditions

Question 13

large scale map

Answer 13

show less of earth’s surface but has more details in the data

Question 14

small scale map

Answer 14

shows more the earth’s surface and less details in the data

Question 15

formal regions (uniform)

Answer 15

area with common attributes and defines by economic, social, political, or environmental characteristics

at least one thing is the same everywhere within the boundary

Question 16

functional regions (nodal)

Answer 16

area organized around a node or center point (ex. metro stations)

Question 17

perceptual regions (vernacular)

Answer 17

people’s beliefs, feelings, and attributes to the region

(ex. the south)

Question 18

criticisms of environmental determinism

Answer 18

• humans are innovators of free will
• adapted to their needs

Question 19

sequent occupancy

Answer 19

the succession of groups and cultural influences throughout a place’s history

Question 20

ecotone

Answer 20

environmental transition zone between two bioregions

Question 21

friction of distance

Answer 21

movement incurs some form of cost, in the form of physical effort, energy, time; costs are proportional to the distance traveled

Question 22

Thematic Maps

Answer 22

show data; thematic map displays spatial patterns and relationships between them (choropleth maps)

Question 23

Spatial Patterns

Answer 23

the placement of objects on Earth’s surface and the space between the objects