AP HUG Unit 1: Geographic Thinking

the process of map making

relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole

the study through observation and/or a scientific technique of hoe people/structures/ items are arranged within a space

a philosophy of geography that stated that human behaviors are a direct result of the surrounding environment

the theory that they physical environment may set limits on human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment and choose a course of action from many alternatives

a combination of cultural features such as language and religion, economic features such as agriculture and industry and physical features like climate and vegetation. the effect humans have in the environment

an area of earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics

captures, stores, queries, and displays geographic data

a system that determines the precise position of something on earth

the effect that humans have on their environment and the effect that the environment has on humans

how ownership of the vast lands in the Northwest Territory would legally transfer from the federal government to states individual landowners

a projection of the globe with more accurate shapes and directions but not accurate continent sizes

specific information about people

a projection of the globe that has accurate size but less accurate shape

an area which observes a uniform time for commercial and social reasons

the name given to a certain point on earth

the system to identify the location of each meridian on the earths surface

the numbering system to indicate the location of a parallel

area in which (nearly) everyone shares one or more distinctive characteristics

area that people believe exists as a part of their cultural identity

area organized around a node or focal point

the physical characteristics of a place

the location of a place relative to other places

a geographic approach that emphasizes human-environment relationships

the meridian with 0 degrees in longitude

land that the Dutch have created by draining water from an area

a country that is at a relatively early stage in the process of economic development

a relatively developed country that is advanced socially and economically

a place where innovation originates

the arrangement of a feature in space

the frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area

the reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place as a result of improved communication and transport systems

the diminished importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin

a model which holds that the potential use of a service at a particular location is directly related to the number of people in a location and inversely related to the distance people must travel to reach the service

the process of which one feature is spread from one place to another

the spread of an idea through the movement of people from one place to another

the spread of a feature from one place to another in an additive process

spread of ideas from authority

rapid widespread of ideas in a population

the spread of a underlying principle even though a characteristic itself apparently fails to diffuse

the notion that distance usually requires some amount of effort, money and/or energy to overcome

the process of making something worldwide in scope