actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope | ||
a two-dimensional or flat-scale model of earth's surface, or a portion of it | ||
a specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic | ||
an area of Earth distinguished by a distinctive combination of cultural and physical features | ||
the study of where and why human activities are located where where they are-for example, religions, businesses, and cities | ||
studies where and why natural forces occur as they do-for example,climates,landforms, and types of vegetation | ||
the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole | ||
relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space | ||
the physical gap or interval between two objects | ||
the numerical ratio between distances on the map and Earth's surface | ||
the relation between map and Earth distances in words | ||
consists of a bar line marked to show distance on earth's surface | ||
is a square 6 miles on each side | ||
geographic information system | ||
global positioning system | ||
the position that something occupies on earth's surface | ||
the name given to a place on earth | ||
the physical features gives each place a distinctive character | ||
the location of a place relative to other places | ||
longitude | ||
0 longitude | ||
latitude | ||
a combination of cultural features such as language and religion, economic features such as agriculture and industry, and physical features such as climate and vegetation | ||
also called a uniform region or a homogeneous region, is an area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics | ||
also called a nodal region, is an area organized around a node or focal point | ||
perceptual region, is a place that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity | ||
which is an internal representation of a portion of earth's surface | ||
which is the body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that together constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people | ||
environment relationships | ||
social development | ||
the physical environment may limit some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment | ||
trees form a continuous canopy over the ground | ||
the trees do not form a continuous canopy, and the resulant lack of shade grow | ||
land is covered by grass rather than trees | ||
although many desert areas have essentially no vegetation, the region contains dispersed patches of plants adapted to dry conditions | ||
a piece of land that is created by draining water from an area | ||
conducts research, operates factories, and sells products in many countries, not just where its headquarters and principal shareholders are located | ||
the number of persons per unit of area suitable for agriculture | ||
the number of farmers per unit area of farmland | ||
which is the geometric arrangement of objects in space | ||
the reduction in the time it takes for something to reach another place | ||
the process by which a characteristics spreads across space from one place to another over time | ||
the place from which an innovation originates | ||
the spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another | ||
the spread of a feature from one place to another in a snowballing process | ||
the spread of an idea from personsor nodes of authority or power to other persons or places | ||
the rapid, widespread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population | ||
the spread of an underlying principle, even though a characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse |
chapter 1 ap human geography
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