AP Human Geography Exam Review: Part 1: I Questions And Answers 2022/2023

Space - Answer - Geometric surface of the earth; land Spatial - Answer - Relating to space on the earth's surface; sometimes used as a synonym for geographic Place - Answer - Area of bounded space of some human importance; an area defined by everything in it; describes physical and human characteristics Toponym - Answer - Place name Regions - Answer - Type of place; areas that share common characteristics Sequent Occupancy - Answer - The notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place; succession of groups and cultural influences throughout a place's history. E.g., British Colonialism in North America Place Specific - Answer - Several different historical layers to a certain place's culture, society, local politics, and economy Scale - Answer - Relationship of an object or place to the earth as a whole; the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it Map Scale - Answer - Ratio of distance on a map to distance in the real world Relative Scale - Answer - Also referred to as scale of analysis; describes level of aggregation/level you group things together for examination Level of Aggregation - Answer - Level you group things together for examination; , how data is grouped together spatially Formal Region - Answer - Area of bounded space that possesses some homogeneous characteristic or uniformity; , an area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics Homogeneous Characteristic - Answer - A uniform characteristic across a region Uniformity - Answer - A condition in which everything is regular and unvarying; sameness Linguistic Region - Answer - Formal region that shares the same language; not necessarily a culture region