AP Human Geography Unit 1

A set of processes that are increasing interactions, deepening relationships, and heightening interdependence without regard to country borders

physical location of geographic phenomena across space

worldwide outbreak of a disease

regional outbreak of a disease

observing variations in geographic phenomena across space

What are the 5 Themes of Geography?

the geographical situation of people and things

reciprocal relationship between humans and environment

an area on the Earth's surface marked by a degree of formal, functional, or perceptual homogeneity of some phenomenon

uniqeness of a location

the mobility of people, goods, and ideas across the surface of the planet

Belief or understanding about a place developed through books, movies, stories, or pictures

material character of a place, the complex of natural features, human strctures, and other tangible objects that give a place a particular form

the visible imprint of human activity on the landscape

The notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape

maps that show locations of places and geographical features

maps that tell a story

Locations determined by the frame of reference such as latitude and longitude

satellite-based system for determining the absolute location of places or geographic features

a place in relation to other human physical features

maps in our mind of places we have been and places we have heard of

the places we travel to routinely in our rounds of daily activity

a method of collecting data or informatio through the use of instruments that are physically distant from the area of object of study

a collection of computer hardware and software that permits spatial data to be collected, recorded, stored, retrieved, manipulated, analyzed, and displayed to the user

region marked by visible uniformity (ex: a desert basin, French speaking area)

a region defined by the particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it (ex: an urban area)

a region that only exists as a concepturaliztion or an idea andnot as a physically demarcated entity. (ex: "The South"

a single attribute of a culture

a combination of culture traits

an area where cultural traits develop and from which the cultural traits diffuse

the process of an idea or innovation from its hearth to other places

the declining degree of acceptance of an idea or innovation with increasing time and distance from its point of origin or source

diffusion in which an innovation or idea develops ina hearth and remains strong while also spreading outwards

form of expansion diffusion in which nearly all adjacent individuals are affected

forma of expansion diffusion in which the main channel of diffusion is some segment of those who are susceptible to what is being diffused

a form of diffusion in which a cultural adapation is created as a result of the introduction of a cultural trait from another place

the actual movement of individuals who have already adopted the idea or innovation, and who carry it to a new locale, where they proceed to disseminte it

human behavior is controlled or determined by the physical environment

the natural environment merely serves to limit the range of choices available to a culture