AP Human Geography for Monsignor Edward Pace

one of the two major divisions of geography. It is the spatial analysis of human pouplation, its cultures, its activities, and landscapes.

the expansion of economic, political, and cultrual processes to the point that they become global in scale and impact

any event that is observable

study of the physcial phnomena of the earth

refers to the area of apce on the earth

physcial location of geographic phenomenon across space e.g. Look at all of the Burger Kings in Miami

the resluting theme of a spatial distribution map. e.g. All the Burger Kings that are located on major streets.

mapping the distribution of disease by location

world wide outbreak of disease

regional outbreak of disease

observing variation in geographic phenomenon across space

List the five themes of geography

interaction between different spatial areas

measure of physcial space

degree of ease with which it is possible to access one location from another ( how hard it is to get from one place to another)

the degree of linkage between two spaces via transportation

the material character of a plate, the complex of natural features human structures and other tangible objects that give a place a tangeable form

the impact of human activity on a landscape (think of buliding a bridge)

the imprint of various generations on the landscape (how each generation affects the landscape)

art and science of making maps

show the location of places and geographic figures

mapes that tell stories typically showing the degree of some attribute of the movement of a geographic phenomeon

locations determined by a frame of reference

satellite system for absolute location

a treasure hunt game played by people using the GPS system

describes a place in relation to humam or physcial features

map you have in your mind (giving someone directions invloves this)

places were we go in our daily life (e.g. PACE or your house)

sensing data by satellite balloon or aircraft

stored data from GPS and other sources allowing geographers to compare a vareity of data

invlovment of playes at other scales to generate support for a position or intiative e.g. going on the web for support

region defined by physical and/or cultural traits

a region defined by a series of activities or interactions that occur within it

regions that exsit primaily in the mind of the individual. e.g. american culture means different things to different people

socially transmitted patterns of actions and expressions that include material objects (dwellings clothing tools, etc.) adn non-material things (belifs, languages, etc.)

a single attribute of a culture

a related set of culture traits

an area where cultural traits devlop and from where the defuse

traits that exist in other cultures but devloped independantly from each other

the process by which an idea or innovation is spread from it cultural hearth to other places

the theory that the further ( both in time adn space) an idea travels from its point of origin, the less likely it is to be adopted by a new culture

current ideas or attitudes that ender new ideas unacceptable or unadoptable e.g. eating pork is forbiddenin Muslim countries and this is not likely to change.

an idea or innovation remains strong at its cultrual hearth while still expanding outward

spread of an idea or innovation which affects all neighboring areas

spread of an idea or innovation through specific individuals e.g. Harry Potter and Twlight series not everyone likes them yet they have spread world wide

a cultural adaptation occurs because of the introduction of as a cultural trait e.g. Japanese Anime

spread of an idea that the natural environment has a controling influence over varrious aspects of human life including cultural  devleopment

ways of seeing the world spatially that are used by geographers in answering questions

the idea that the natural environment has a controlling influence over various aspects of human life, including cultrual devlopment.

lines connecting points of equal temperature values

human decision making is the crucial factor in clutural development. often seen in contrarst to environmental determinism

study of culture as a sysrtem of adaptation to environment

study of the environmental consequence of dominatge political-economis arragements and understanding.