Ap human geography chapter 1:key issues 2

• position that something occupies on the Earth's surface
• 4 ways to identify:
• place name
• site 
• situation
• mathematical location

the name given to a place on earth

physical character of a place

• the location of a place relative to other places
• valuable way to indicate locations
• finding an unfamiliar place by comparing its location with a familiar one
• understanding its importance

arc drawn between the north and south poles

the numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on the globe and measuring distance east and west of the prime meridian

• the meridian designated at 0 longitude
• passes through the royal observatory at greenwich, poland

the numbering system to indicate the location of a parallel

• a combination of cultural features such as language, religion, economic features, and physical features
• fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group

• the contemporary cultural landscape approach in geography
• an approach to geography that emphasizes the relationships among social and physical phenomena in a particular study are

• aka uniform region or homogeneous region
• an area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics

• aka nodal regions
• an area organized around a node or focal point

• aka perceptual region
• a place that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity

an internal representation of a portion if earth's surface