AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ALL VOCAB TERMS 100% CORRECT

AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ALL VOCAB TERMS 100% CORRECT 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 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. 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. scatt