AP Human Geography AMSCO Unit 1 ACTUAL 2023 EXAM 70 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

AP Human Geography AMSCO Unit 1 ACTUAL 2023 EXAM 70 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS spatial approach - ANSWER- The way of identifying, explaining, and predicting the human and physical patterns and the connections of various locations. physical geography - ANSWER- the branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes human geography - ANSWER- The study of where and why human activities are located where they are absolute location - ANSWER- Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates latitude - ANSWER- the distance in degrees north or south of the equator equator - ANSWER- the imaginary center line of latitude that divides the northern and southern hemispheres. longitude - ANSWER- Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees prime meridian - ANSWER- 0 degrees longitude - passes through Greenwich, England International Date Line - ANSWER- the line of longitude that marks where each new day begins, centered on the 180th meridian Relative Location - ANSWER- the regional position or situation of a place relative to the position of other places connectivity - ANSWER- the degree of linkage between locations from one another accessibility - ANSWER- the relative ease with which a destination may be reached from some other place ghost towns - ANSWER- empty, deserted towns left after gold miners had moved on place - ANSWER- A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular character. region - ANSWER- An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features. site - ANSWER- The physical character of a place situation - ANSWER- the location of a place relative to other places sense of place - ANSWER- The relationship with places expressed in different dimensions of human life, how humans perceive a place. toponyms - ANSWER- name given to a portion of Earth's surface distance - ANSWER- The length of a path between two points proximity - ANSWER- nearness in space, time, or relationship time-space compression - ANSWER- term for the reduction in time it takes for something to diffuse to a distance place spatial interaction - ANSWER- movement of people, goods, info, etc between different places friction of distance - ANSWER- the increase in time and cost that usually comes with increasing distance distance-decay - ANSWER- contact diminishing with increasing distance and eventually disappear. spatial association - ANSWER- the reason why two things are placed where they are