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APHUMANGEOGRAPHYNOTES

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AP Human Geography Notes General Geography: US road map is not a thematic map Every meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end According to environmental determinism, the physical environment causes social development Highest density: most in numbers Highest concentration: closest together Cloropleth map uses shading Five Themes of Geography: Location: Relative location Absolute location Place: Human Characteristics Physical Characteristics Human-Environmental Interaction: Humans adapt to the environment Humans modify the environment Humans depend on the environment Movement People Goods Ideas Regions Formal (uniform) Functional (nodal) Vernacular (perceptual) Culture:

APHUMANGEOGRAPHYNOTES

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Human Geography
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Demographic transition
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AP Human Geography Notes General Geography: US road map is not a thematic map Every meridian is the same length and has the same beginning and end According to environmental determinism, the physical environment causes social development Highest density: most in numbers Highest concentration: closest together Cloropleth map uses shading Five Themes of Geography: Location: Relative location Absolute location Place: Human Characteristics Physical Characteristics Human-Environmental Interaction: Humans adapt to the environment Humans modify the environment Humans depend on the environment Movement People Goods Ideas Regions Formal (uniform) Functional (nodal) Vernacular (perceptual) Culture:

APHUMANGEOGRAPHYOUTLINE

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1 AP Human Geography Outline Ch. 1 Thinking Geographically Key Issue 1: How do geographers describe where things are? Map- a two-dimensional model of Earth?s surface, or a portion of it. Place- a specific point of Earth distinguished by a particular character. Region- an area of Earth distinguished by a distinctive combination of cultural and physical features. Scale- the relationship between a map?s distances and the actual distances on Earth. Space- the physical gap between two objects. Connections- relationships among people and objects across a barrier of space. Cartography- the science of map-making. -Earliest surviving maps are from Babylonian clay tablets, (c. 2300 B.C.) -Aristotle was first to demonstrate that Earth is spherical.

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Human Geography Chapter 1, Rubenstein Geography defined: ?Earth writing? ?Scientific study of the location of people and activities across the earth?s surface and the reasons for their distribution? Two major branches of geography: Physical ? why and where natural forces occur climatology (distribution of climate) geomorphology (distribution of landforms) biogeography (distribution of plants and animals) Human or Cultural ? where and why do people live and behave political (political boundaries and theories) economics (distribution of economies) religion (distribution of religions) Important concepts in geography: Space ? absolute, relative, and relational Location ? position on surface absolute relative Site ? physical location of a place
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