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AP Human Geography Review

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AP TEST REVIEW Space and how do we represent it. Mapping: Location: Absolute location: coordinates or street address Relative location: The school is next to the supermarket Situation: The relative location Ex( Boston: north of New York, south of Quebec Site: absolute location Ex(Miami is hot, wide-spread out city, in south Florida. Absolute direction: cardinal pts. (N, S, E, W) Relative direction: Downtown or Middle East. I?m going up to New York. Absolute distance: 4 miles. Relative distance: 20 minutes away on car. Natural landscape: The physical environment unaffected by human activities. Vs. cultural landscape. Place: Spatial Interaction: places interact with each other (goods, people, food, information, etc?)

AP Human Geography Midterm

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Human Geography Midterm Exam: Study Guide Culture The specialized behavior patterns, understandings, adaptations, and social systems that summarize a group of people?s learned way of life. Cultural convergence The tendency for cultures (separate societies) to become more alike as they increasingly share technology and organizational structures in a modern world united by improved communication and transportation. Ex; McDonalds is international but in America the burgers are huge, in France they are small, and in China they have duck burgers. Cultural Divergence The likelihood or tendency for cultures to become increasingly dissimilar with the passage of time. Cultural Lag The time it takes for society to adopt a new innovation.

Thinking geographically Chapter 1 study guide

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TEST: 40 Multiple Choice Questions (80 points) 1 Free Response Question (20 points) Total: 100 points 1. Study ALL vocabulary throughout unit, especially those terms in bold throughout the unit. 2. Cartography Types of Projections, Distortion in each Goode (1923): Six interrupted lobes giving equal are projection among continents, distortion in Asia Peters (1973): Areas of equal size on map, Distortion along poles and equator, NO GREENLAND Mercator (1569): Cylindrical map projection, good for navigation, not for general reference Robinson (1961): Least amount of distortion, distortion along high latitudes 3. Scale Types of Scale Fractional Scale: written as 1/24,000 or 1:24,000 Written Scale: ?One inch equals One mile?

AP Human Geography Chapter Answers

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CHAPTER 1 1) The Science Of Making Maps Is: Cartography. 2) Scale Is: The Relationship Between The Length Of An Object On A Map And That Feature On The Landscape. 3) 1:24,000 Is An Example Of What Kind Of Scale?: Fractional Scale 4) If The Scale Of A Map Is 1:24,000, Then 1 Inch On The Map Represents ________ FEET On Earth's Surface.: 2,000 5) Which Map Would Have The Smallest Scale?: World 6) A System For Transferring Locations From A Globe To A Flat Map Is: Projection. 7) Distortion Is Especially Severe On: Small-Scale Maps. 8) The Acquisition Of Data About Earth's Surface From A Satellite Orbiting The Planet Or From Another Long-Distance Method Is .: Remote Sensing 9) A Computer System That Stores, Organizes, Retrieves, Analyzes, And Displays Geographic Data Is: GIS.

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AP Human Geography PowerPoint Ch 1

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Chapter 1: Basic Concepts The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography Defining Geography Word coined by Eratosthenes Geo = Earth Graphia = writing Geography thus means ?earth writing? Contemporary Geography Geographers ask where and why Location and distribution are important terms Geographers are concerned with the tension between globalization and local diversity A division: physical geography and human geography Geography?s Vocabulary Place: unique location or position on Earth Region: combination of cultural/ physical features Scale: portion of the Earth compare to the whole Space: gap between two objects Connections: relationship btw people/objects Maps Two purposes As reference tools To find locations, to find one?s way As communications tools

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TEXASDRIVERSHANDBOOKTEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETYRevised October 2008 INTERESTED IN AN EXCITING CAREERAS A STATE TROOPER? To find out if you qualify to be one of the very spe- cial people associated with DPS, contact the nearest Texas Department of Public Safety Of- fice for details or visit our website at www.txdps.state.tx.us. The Texas Department of Public Safety is an equal opportunity employer. REPORT SMOKING VEHICLES To report a smoking vehicle, visit: www.smokingvehicle.org or call toll free 1-800-453-SMOG (7664) Website:www.txdps.state.tx.us Glenda Dawson Donate Life - Texas Registry Texans can register to be organ, tissue and eye donors online by visiting www.DonateLifeTexas.org or when renewing their Driver License or ID card. INTRODUCTION

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