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AP Human Geography Vocabulary Unit 1
Human Geography - answer✔The study of where and why human activities are located where
they are.
Latitude/Parallels - answer✔Distance north or south of the equator.
Longitude/Meridians - answer✔Distance east or west of the prime meridian.
Choropleth Maps - answer✔A thematic map that uses tones or colors to represent spatial data as
average values per unit area.
Dot Distribution Maps - answer✔Thematic map in which one dot represents a certain number of
phenomena (e.g., population).
Isoline Maps - answer✔A thematic map with lines that connect points of equal value.
Cartogram - answer✔A type of map used to present statistical information.
Conic Projection - answer✔A map projection that is made by moving the surface features of the
globe onto a cone.
12/3/2024 11:27AM
AP Human Geography Vocabulary Unit 1
Human Geography - answer✔The study of where and why human activities are located where
they are.
Latitude/Parallels - answer✔Distance north or south of the equator.
Longitude/Meridians - answer✔Distance east or west of the prime meridian.
Choropleth Maps - answer✔A thematic map that uses tones or colors to represent spatial data as
average values per unit area.
Dot Distribution Maps - answer✔Thematic map in which one dot represents a certain number of
phenomena (e.g., population).
Isoline Maps - answer✔A thematic map with lines that connect points of equal value.
Cartogram - answer✔A type of map used to present statistical information.
Conic Projection - answer✔A map projection that is made by moving the surface features of the
globe onto a cone.
