AP Human Geography Final Exam Review
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International dateline - ANSWER-follows 180 degrees longitude, its the point where days are
literally separated, if you traveling to China you will set your clocks back 24 hours.
latitude - ANSWER-equator of latitude, horizontal bands around the earth measured in degrees...
longitude - ANSWER-vertical strips that separate the earth in degrees
prime meridian - ANSWER-0 degrees longitude, goes through London
scale - ANSWER-the relationship of a feature size on a map to the actual size
projection - ANSWER-the scientific method of transforming locations from the surface to a flat
map
cartography - ANSWER-science of mapmaking
regions - ANSWER-cultural landscapes and combination of cultural features such as language
and religion
cultural ecology - ANSWER-the study of the interactions between societies and the natural
environments they live in
culture - ANSWER-made up of behavior patters (what people do), understandings (what people
believe in), adaptation (how people live efficiently), social systems (school, churches, religion,
government)
distribution - ANSWER-an arrangement of a feature in space...
density - ANSWER-How many people live in a given land scape (# of people divided by land
area)
agricultural density - ANSWER-# of farmers per unit area of farmland
arithmetic density - ANSWER-total # of objects in an area
What do LDC and MDC stand for? - ANSWER-Less developed countries and more developed
countries
GIS - ANSWER-Geographic Information System, a computer system that can capture, store, and
analyze and display geographic data....
, Remote sensing - ANSWER-A acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting
Earth or from another long distance
GPS - ANSWER-Global Positioning System...
toponym - ANSWER-name given to a place on Earth, may indicate the origin of whoever settled
that place
site - ANSWER-physical characters of a place. Have always been essential for selecting a
location for settlements.
situation - ANSWER-location of a place relative to other places
Diffusion - ANSWER-a characteristic that spreads across space from one place to another over
time
hearth - ANSWER-place from which innovation originates
relocation diffusion - ANSWER-the spread of an idea through the movement of people from one
place to another
expansion diffusion - ANSWER-the spread of a feature from one place to another in a
snowballing effect
contagious diffusion - ANSWER-the rapid widespread diffusion of a feature or trend through a
population
connections - ANSWER-relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space
distance decay - ANSWER-the diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of
phenomenon from its origin
environmental determination - ANSWER-a 19th and early 20th approach to the study of
geography that argued that the general laws sought by human geographers be found in the
physical sciences (physics/biology/chemistry). Geography was then the study of how the
physical environment caused human activities.
equator - ANSWER-the horizontal band that separates the northern hemisphere from the
southern hemisphere-0 degrees latitude
formal region - ANSWER-an area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive
characteristics
functional region - ANSWER-an area organized around a focal point....
2026
International dateline - ANSWER-follows 180 degrees longitude, its the point where days are
literally separated, if you traveling to China you will set your clocks back 24 hours.
latitude - ANSWER-equator of latitude, horizontal bands around the earth measured in degrees...
longitude - ANSWER-vertical strips that separate the earth in degrees
prime meridian - ANSWER-0 degrees longitude, goes through London
scale - ANSWER-the relationship of a feature size on a map to the actual size
projection - ANSWER-the scientific method of transforming locations from the surface to a flat
map
cartography - ANSWER-science of mapmaking
regions - ANSWER-cultural landscapes and combination of cultural features such as language
and religion
cultural ecology - ANSWER-the study of the interactions between societies and the natural
environments they live in
culture - ANSWER-made up of behavior patters (what people do), understandings (what people
believe in), adaptation (how people live efficiently), social systems (school, churches, religion,
government)
distribution - ANSWER-an arrangement of a feature in space...
density - ANSWER-How many people live in a given land scape (# of people divided by land
area)
agricultural density - ANSWER-# of farmers per unit area of farmland
arithmetic density - ANSWER-total # of objects in an area
What do LDC and MDC stand for? - ANSWER-Less developed countries and more developed
countries
GIS - ANSWER-Geographic Information System, a computer system that can capture, store, and
analyze and display geographic data....
, Remote sensing - ANSWER-A acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting
Earth or from another long distance
GPS - ANSWER-Global Positioning System...
toponym - ANSWER-name given to a place on Earth, may indicate the origin of whoever settled
that place
site - ANSWER-physical characters of a place. Have always been essential for selecting a
location for settlements.
situation - ANSWER-location of a place relative to other places
Diffusion - ANSWER-a characteristic that spreads across space from one place to another over
time
hearth - ANSWER-place from which innovation originates
relocation diffusion - ANSWER-the spread of an idea through the movement of people from one
place to another
expansion diffusion - ANSWER-the spread of a feature from one place to another in a
snowballing effect
contagious diffusion - ANSWER-the rapid widespread diffusion of a feature or trend through a
population
connections - ANSWER-relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space
distance decay - ANSWER-the diminishing in importance and eventual disappearance of
phenomenon from its origin
environmental determination - ANSWER-a 19th and early 20th approach to the study of
geography that argued that the general laws sought by human geographers be found in the
physical sciences (physics/biology/chemistry). Geography was then the study of how the
physical environment caused human activities.
equator - ANSWER-the horizontal band that separates the northern hemisphere from the
southern hemisphere-0 degrees latitude
formal region - ANSWER-an area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive
characteristics
functional region - ANSWER-an area organized around a focal point....
