AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ALL VOCAB
TERMS 2024
accessibility - the degree of ease with which it is possible to reach a certain
location from other locations. Accessibility varies from place to place and can be
measured.
physical geography - one of the two major divisions of systematic geography; the
spatial analysis of the structure, processes, and location of the Earth's natural
phenomena such as climate, soil, plants, animals, and topography.
connectivity - the degree of direct linage between one particular location and
other locations in a transport network.
sequent occupance - the notion that successive societies leave their cultural
imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape
spatial distribution - physical location of geographic phenomena across space
five themes (of geography) - they are location, human-environment, region, place,
and movement
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TERMS 2024
location theory - a logical attempt to explain the locational pattern of an economic
activity and the manner in which its producing areas are interrelated. The
agricultural location theory contained in the von Thunen model is a leading
example.
medical geography - the study of health and disease within a geographic context
and from a geographical perspective. Among other things, medical geography
looks at sources, diffusions routes, and distribution of diseases.
spatial perspective - observing variations in geographic phenomena across space
human geography - one of the major divisions of geography; the spatial analysis of
human population, its cultures, activities, and landscapes
epidemic - regional outbreak of a disease
cultural landscape - the visible imprint of human activity and culture on the
landscape. The layers of buildings, forms, and artifacts sequentially imprinted on
the landscape by the activities of various human occupants.
,AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ALL VOCAB
TERMS 2024
landscape - the overall appearance of an area. Most landscapes are comprised of
a combination on natural and human-induced influences.
perception of place - belief or "understanding" about a place developed through
books, movies, stories or pictures
sense of place - state of mind derived through the infusion of a place with
meaning and emotion by remembering important events that occurred in that
place or by labeling a place with a certain character.
pattern - the design of a spatial distribution (e.g. scattered or concentrated)
spatial - pertaining to space on the Earth's surface; sometimes used as a synonym
for geographic
fieldwork - the study of geographic phenomena by visiting places and observing
how people interact with and thereby change those places
place - the fourth theme of geography; uniqueness of a location
, AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ALL VOCAB
TERMS 2024
pandemic - an outbreak of a disease that spreads worldwide. (see also - endemic)
globalization - the expansion of economic, political, and cultural processes to the
point that they become global in scale and impact. The processes of globalization
transcend state boundaries and have outcomes that vary across places and scales.
location - the first theme of geography as defined by the Geography Educational
National Implementation Project; the geographical situation of people and things.
distance - measurement of the physical space between two places
spatial interaction - see complementarity (a condition that exists when two
regions, through an exchange of raw materials and/or finished products, can
specifically satisfy each others demands) and intervening opportunity (the
presence of a nearer opportunity that greatly diminishes the attractiveness of
sites farther away)
human-environment - the second theme of geography; reciprocal relationship
between humans and environment.
TERMS 2024
accessibility - the degree of ease with which it is possible to reach a certain
location from other locations. Accessibility varies from place to place and can be
measured.
physical geography - one of the two major divisions of systematic geography; the
spatial analysis of the structure, processes, and location of the Earth's natural
phenomena such as climate, soil, plants, animals, and topography.
connectivity - the degree of direct linage between one particular location and
other locations in a transport network.
sequent occupance - the notion that successive societies leave their cultural
imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape
spatial distribution - physical location of geographic phenomena across space
five themes (of geography) - they are location, human-environment, region, place,
and movement
,AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ALL VOCAB
TERMS 2024
location theory - a logical attempt to explain the locational pattern of an economic
activity and the manner in which its producing areas are interrelated. The
agricultural location theory contained in the von Thunen model is a leading
example.
medical geography - the study of health and disease within a geographic context
and from a geographical perspective. Among other things, medical geography
looks at sources, diffusions routes, and distribution of diseases.
spatial perspective - observing variations in geographic phenomena across space
human geography - one of the major divisions of geography; the spatial analysis of
human population, its cultures, activities, and landscapes
epidemic - regional outbreak of a disease
cultural landscape - the visible imprint of human activity and culture on the
landscape. The layers of buildings, forms, and artifacts sequentially imprinted on
the landscape by the activities of various human occupants.
,AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ALL VOCAB
TERMS 2024
landscape - the overall appearance of an area. Most landscapes are comprised of
a combination on natural and human-induced influences.
perception of place - belief or "understanding" about a place developed through
books, movies, stories or pictures
sense of place - state of mind derived through the infusion of a place with
meaning and emotion by remembering important events that occurred in that
place or by labeling a place with a certain character.
pattern - the design of a spatial distribution (e.g. scattered or concentrated)
spatial - pertaining to space on the Earth's surface; sometimes used as a synonym
for geographic
fieldwork - the study of geographic phenomena by visiting places and observing
how people interact with and thereby change those places
place - the fourth theme of geography; uniqueness of a location
, AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ALL VOCAB
TERMS 2024
pandemic - an outbreak of a disease that spreads worldwide. (see also - endemic)
globalization - the expansion of economic, political, and cultural processes to the
point that they become global in scale and impact. The processes of globalization
transcend state boundaries and have outcomes that vary across places and scales.
location - the first theme of geography as defined by the Geography Educational
National Implementation Project; the geographical situation of people and things.
distance - measurement of the physical space between two places
spatial interaction - see complementarity (a condition that exists when two
regions, through an exchange of raw materials and/or finished products, can
specifically satisfy each others demands) and intervening opportunity (the
presence of a nearer opportunity that greatly diminishes the attractiveness of
sites farther away)
human-environment - the second theme of geography; reciprocal relationship
between humans and environment.
