AP Human Geography FINAL EXAM Review
physical and human - Answer - what are the two types of geography?
physical geography - Answer - the branch of geography dealing with natural features
and processes
human geography - Answer - the branch of geography dealing with how human activity
affects or is influenced by the Earth's surface
cartography - Answer - the science or art of making maps. The "charting" of the earth
distortion - Answer - what is the flaw in turning 3D maps to flat maps?
reference and thematic - Answer - what are the two types of maps?
reference map - Answer - type of map that shows locations of places and geographic
features. it also shows absolute locations and is the most common type of map
thematic map - Answer - type of map that tells a story about the degree of an attribute,
the pattern of its distribution or its movement. it also shows relative location
mental maps - Answer - maps that we carry in our minds of places we have been to and
places we have heard of. can be form correctly or incorrectly based on the influence of
media
terra incognita - Answer - unknown land, place that we know are there but we don't
know any details about them
paths - Answer - movement from one place to another (roads, sidewalks, etc.)
the more frequent you travel on a path, the more you become familiar with it - Answer -
what about paths?
accessibility - Answer - the idea that if you have access to another path, then you can
go to more places
activity spaces - Answer - places we travel routinely in our rounds of daily activity (place
we are the most familiar with)
location, place, human environmental interaction, movement, and regions - Answer -
what are the five themes of geography?
absolute and relative - Answer - what are the two types of locations?
,relative location - Answer - type of location where you are in relation to something else,
dynamic (can change)
absolute location - Answer - the exact location of an object, static (cannot be changed),
uses longitude and latitude
latitude - Answer - lines that run east and west, parallel lines, never intersects
longitude - Answer - north south lines that measures east and west of your prime
meridian
meridian - Answer - any line that runs 0º is called a ______.
international date line - Answer - what is the 180º line called?
divide the earth into timezones - Answer - what is the international date line used for?
geographic information system - Answer - GIS
GIS - Answer - storing information in LAYERS, bringing maps together, taking things
apart from a certain area, allows for more interaction and data collection on area
dispersion - Answer - the amount of something in a given area
density - Answer - how COMPACT/spread out something is in a certain area
physical and human - Answer - what are the two types of place?
physical place - Answer - place that has differences that include naturally occurring
phenomenas (climate, landforms, etc)
human place - Answer - characteristics of the people who inhabit a spot on Earth
(culture related), groups that migrate and leave an impact on an area
place names - Answer - names that people put on places that are important to them
(representative of history)
site - Answer - the internal physical attributes of a place, including its ABSOLUTE
location, its spatial character and physical setting
sense of place - Answer - infusing a place with meaning and emotion. INDIVIDUAL
PERCEPTION
perception of place - Answer - belief or understanding of what a place is like, often
based on books, movies, etc.
, human environmental interaction - Answer - how humans use the environment and
adapt it in their everyday lives
environmental determinism - Answer - philosophy, view on human behavior and
success is strongly affected and determined by the physical environment. A WAY OF
THINKING, when civilizations consume resources, what are the effects of those
resources?
possibilism - Answer - natural environment limits the range of available choices;
humans are the sole factor in determining their own direction and success. HUMANS
RESPONSIBLE
global interdependence - Answer - concept of movement from one place to another
provides the key link to geographers in explaining how we are all connected
migration - Answer - people moving
diffusion - Answer - ideas moving
culture - Answer - all-encompassing term that identifies the tangible lifestyle of people
and their prevailing values and beliefs
hearth - Answer - starting point of a culture
diffusion - Answer - the process of dissemination, the spread of an ideas from its
starting point to other ideas
time distance decay and cultural barriers - Answer - what prevents/slows down
diffusion?
time distance decay - Answer - the longer and the further it takes for an idea to reach a
destination, the less impact
must be receptive - Answer - place receiving impact of diffusion...
expansion diffusion - Answer - type of diffusion that spreads outward from the hearth
contagious diffusion - Answer - type of diffusion that spreads out adjacently (spreads to
area around hearth). don't have a choice of accepting it
hierarchical diffusion - Answer - spreads to the most linked people or places first. goes
to people who are willing to accept the diffusion and not all people will be affected by it
stimulus diffusion - Answer - idea promotes a local experiment or change in culture.
changes the idea to something that a culture can accept (at first, the change is not
acceptable, so they change it so it is acceptable)
physical and human - Answer - what are the two types of geography?
physical geography - Answer - the branch of geography dealing with natural features
and processes
human geography - Answer - the branch of geography dealing with how human activity
affects or is influenced by the Earth's surface
cartography - Answer - the science or art of making maps. The "charting" of the earth
distortion - Answer - what is the flaw in turning 3D maps to flat maps?
reference and thematic - Answer - what are the two types of maps?
reference map - Answer - type of map that shows locations of places and geographic
features. it also shows absolute locations and is the most common type of map
thematic map - Answer - type of map that tells a story about the degree of an attribute,
the pattern of its distribution or its movement. it also shows relative location
mental maps - Answer - maps that we carry in our minds of places we have been to and
places we have heard of. can be form correctly or incorrectly based on the influence of
media
terra incognita - Answer - unknown land, place that we know are there but we don't
know any details about them
paths - Answer - movement from one place to another (roads, sidewalks, etc.)
the more frequent you travel on a path, the more you become familiar with it - Answer -
what about paths?
accessibility - Answer - the idea that if you have access to another path, then you can
go to more places
activity spaces - Answer - places we travel routinely in our rounds of daily activity (place
we are the most familiar with)
location, place, human environmental interaction, movement, and regions - Answer -
what are the five themes of geography?
absolute and relative - Answer - what are the two types of locations?
,relative location - Answer - type of location where you are in relation to something else,
dynamic (can change)
absolute location - Answer - the exact location of an object, static (cannot be changed),
uses longitude and latitude
latitude - Answer - lines that run east and west, parallel lines, never intersects
longitude - Answer - north south lines that measures east and west of your prime
meridian
meridian - Answer - any line that runs 0º is called a ______.
international date line - Answer - what is the 180º line called?
divide the earth into timezones - Answer - what is the international date line used for?
geographic information system - Answer - GIS
GIS - Answer - storing information in LAYERS, bringing maps together, taking things
apart from a certain area, allows for more interaction and data collection on area
dispersion - Answer - the amount of something in a given area
density - Answer - how COMPACT/spread out something is in a certain area
physical and human - Answer - what are the two types of place?
physical place - Answer - place that has differences that include naturally occurring
phenomenas (climate, landforms, etc)
human place - Answer - characteristics of the people who inhabit a spot on Earth
(culture related), groups that migrate and leave an impact on an area
place names - Answer - names that people put on places that are important to them
(representative of history)
site - Answer - the internal physical attributes of a place, including its ABSOLUTE
location, its spatial character and physical setting
sense of place - Answer - infusing a place with meaning and emotion. INDIVIDUAL
PERCEPTION
perception of place - Answer - belief or understanding of what a place is like, often
based on books, movies, etc.
, human environmental interaction - Answer - how humans use the environment and
adapt it in their everyday lives
environmental determinism - Answer - philosophy, view on human behavior and
success is strongly affected and determined by the physical environment. A WAY OF
THINKING, when civilizations consume resources, what are the effects of those
resources?
possibilism - Answer - natural environment limits the range of available choices;
humans are the sole factor in determining their own direction and success. HUMANS
RESPONSIBLE
global interdependence - Answer - concept of movement from one place to another
provides the key link to geographers in explaining how we are all connected
migration - Answer - people moving
diffusion - Answer - ideas moving
culture - Answer - all-encompassing term that identifies the tangible lifestyle of people
and their prevailing values and beliefs
hearth - Answer - starting point of a culture
diffusion - Answer - the process of dissemination, the spread of an ideas from its
starting point to other ideas
time distance decay and cultural barriers - Answer - what prevents/slows down
diffusion?
time distance decay - Answer - the longer and the further it takes for an idea to reach a
destination, the less impact
must be receptive - Answer - place receiving impact of diffusion...
expansion diffusion - Answer - type of diffusion that spreads outward from the hearth
contagious diffusion - Answer - type of diffusion that spreads out adjacently (spreads to
area around hearth). don't have a choice of accepting it
hierarchical diffusion - Answer - spreads to the most linked people or places first. goes
to people who are willing to accept the diffusion and not all people will be affected by it
stimulus diffusion - Answer - idea promotes a local experiment or change in culture.
changes the idea to something that a culture can accept (at first, the change is not
acceptable, so they change it so it is acceptable)
