AP Human Geography FINAL EXAM
Review 2024
physical and human - what are the two types of geography?
physical geography - the branch of geography dealing with natural features and
processes
human geography - the branch of geography dealing with how human activity
affects or is influenced by the Earth's surface
cartography - the science or art of making maps. The "charting" of the earth
distortion - what is the flaw in turning 3D maps to flat maps?
reference and thematic - what are the two types of maps?
reference map - type of map that shows locations of places and geographic
features. it also shows absolute locations and is the most common type of map
thematic map - type of map that tells a story about the degree of an attribute, the
pattern of its distribution or its movement. it also shows relative location
,AP Human Geography FINAL EXAM
Review 2024
mental maps - maps that we carry in our minds of places we have been to and
places we have heard of. can be form correctly or incorrectly based on the
influence of media
terra incognita - unknown land, place that we know are there but we don't know
any details about them
paths - movement from one place to another (roads, sidewalks, etc.)
the more frequent you travel on a path, the more you become familiar with it -
what about paths?
accessibility - the idea that if you have access to another path, then you can go to
more places
activity spaces - places we travel routinely in our rounds of daily activity (place we
are the most familiar with)
,AP Human Geography FINAL EXAM
Review 2024
location, place, human environmental interaction, movement, and regions - what
are the five themes of geography?
absolute and relative - what are the two types of locations?
relative location - type of location where you are in relation to something else,
dynamic (can change)
absolute location - the exact location of an object, static (cannot be changed),
uses longitude and latitude
latitude - lines that run east and west, parallel lines, never intersects
longitude - north south lines that measures east and west of your prime meridian
meridian - any line that runs 0º is called a ______.
international date line - what is the 180º line called?
, AP Human Geography FINAL EXAM
Review 2024
divide the earth into timezones - what is the international date line used for?
geographic information system - GIS
GIS - storing information in LAYERS, bringing maps together, taking things apart
from a certain area, allows for more interaction and data collection on area
dispersion - the amount of something in a given area
density - how COMPACT/spread out something is in a certain area
physical and human - what are the two types of place?
physical place - place that has differences that include naturally occurring
phenomenas (climate, landforms, etc)
human place - characteristics of the people who inhabit a spot on Earth (culture
related), groups that migrate and leave an impact on an area
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