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AP Human Geography Unit 1 Review Questions & Detailed Answers 2024
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AP Human Geography Unit 1 ReviewLatitude - ANS The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels
drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator
Cultural Ecology - ANS Geographic approach that emphasizes human-environment
relationships
Longitude - ANS The numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians
drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the prime meridian
(0°).
GPS - ANS A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth
through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and recievers.
GIS - ANS A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays
geographic data.
Base Line - ANS An east-west line designated in the Land Ordinance of 1785
Geography - ANS The study of the earth's surface, climate, continents, countries,
peoples, industries, and products.
Cartography - ANS The science of mapmaking
, Culture - ANS The body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits that
together constitute a group of people's distinct tradition
Cultural Landscape - ANS Fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group
Hearth - ANS The region from which innovative ideas originate
Meridian - ANS An arc drawn on a map between the North and South poles
Map - ANS A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth's surface or a
portion of it
Parallel - ANS A circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at the
right angles to the meridians
Place - ANS A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular location
Projection - ANS The system used to transfer locations from Earth's surface to a
flat map
Region - ANS An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features
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