AP Final unit one Flashcards
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| 13758351493 | Mercator | This map projection has straight meridians and parallels that intersect at right angles, was used originally for marine navigation, and distorts relative size (Greenland looks as big as Africa!) | 0 | |
| 13758376026 | Planar | This map projection is circular, is also called an azimuthal projection, and includes polar projections | 1 | |
| 13758379274 | Robinson | This map projection tries to balance distortions of size and shape and devotes more space to the oceans than many other projections | 2 | |
| 13778771283 | Choropleth | Thematic map in which areas are colored, shaded or patterned to show location and distribution of spacial data | 3 | |
| 13778786400 | Peters | This map projection is an equal area projection (meaning it preserves relative size) but as a result it has some pretty severe shape distortions | 4 | |
| 13778786401 | Cartogram | Thematic map where the size of countries (or states, counties, etc.) are shown according to some specific statistic | 5 | |
| 13778790255 | Isoline | Also called isometric maps, these thematic maps use lines to connect points of equal value to show variations in data across space |  | 6 |
| 13778830651 | GPS | A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers. | 7 | |
| 13778834840 | GIS | A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data. | 8 | |
| 13778850428 | absolute location | The exact position of a place on the earth's surface. | 9 | |
| 13778860543 | relative location | The position of a place in relation to another place | 10 | |
| 13778877018 | region | a group of places in the same area that share a characteristic or characteristics | 11 | |
| 13778885576 | site | The physical character of a place | 12 | |
| 13788851134 | situation | location of a place relative to its surroundings and other places | 13 | |
| 13788862011 | sense of place | perceived characteristics of a place - influenced by people's personal beliefs | 14 | |
| 13788871591 | Toponyms | place names | 15 | |
| 13789116269 | formal region | An area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics. An area with defined boundaries, political boundaries | 16 | |
| 13789172864 | Functional Region | An area organized around a node or focal point | 17 | |
| 13789179211 | Distribution | the arrangement of a feature in space | 18 | |
| 13789271795 | Physiological Density | The number of people per unit of area of arable land, which is land suitable for agriculture. | 19 | |
| 13789277559 | Agricultural Density | The ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for agriculture | 20 | |
| 13789392583 | relocation diffusion | the spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another and them bringing the trait with them | 21 | |
| 13789502954 | Expansion Diffusion | the spread of cultural traits through direct or inderect exchange without migration as it spreads through people and a population | 22 | |
| 13789559958 | Possibilism | The physical environment may limit some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment. | 23 | |
| 13789564975 | environmental determinism | the view that the natural environment has a controlling influence over various aspects of human life including cultural development | 24 |