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AP Human Geography Test #1Map Projections - answer Method for representing part of the surface of the
earth/celestial sphere on a plane surface.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - answer System designed to capture, store,
manipulate, analyze, manage, & represent all types of spatial and geographic data.
Global Positioning System (GPS) - answer a radio navigation system that allows land,
sea, and airborne users to determine their exact location, velocity, and time 24 hours a
day, in all weather conditions, anywhere in the world.
Remote Sensing - answer Scanning of the earth by satellite or high-flying aircraft in
order to obtain information about the earth.
Scale - answer Size at which human or physical earth structures are measured.
Density - answer Number of things; people, animals, plants, or objects in a certain area.
Globalization - answer The idea that the world is becoming increasingly interconnected
on a global scale, that the smaller scales of political & economic life are becoming
obsolete.
Site - answerAbsolute location of a place, described by local relief, landforms & other
cultural or physical characteristics.
Situation - answerThe location of a place relative to other places by their physical &
cultural characteristics.
Transnational Corporation - answerA firm that conducts business in at least two
separate countries; also known as multinational corporations.
Toponym - answerPlace names given to certain features on the land such as
settlements, terrain feature, & streams.
Cultural Landscape - answerHuman-modified natural landscape specifically containing
the imprint of a particular culture or society.
Sustainability - answerConcept of using earths resources in such a way that they,
provide for people's needs in the present without diminishing earth's ability to provide for
future generations.
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