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AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 1 EXAM
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AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 1EXAM 2024-2025
What exactly do LDC and MDC stand for? - ANSWER Less developed and more
developed countries
GIS - ANSWER Geographic Information System, a computer system that can
collect, store, analyze, and display geographic data....
Remote sensing - ANSWER Data about the Earth's surface is collected from a
satellite orbiting the planet or from another remote distance.
GPS – The Global Positioning System...
A toponym is a name given to a place on Earth that may identify the origin of
whoever settled that region.
SITE - ANSWER Physical characteristics of a location. Have always played an
important role in deciding where to settle.
Situation - ANSWER placement of a place with relation to other places
The international dateline - ANSWER follows 180 degrees longitude and is the
point at which days are literally separated; if you travel to China, you will need to
change your clocks back by 24 hours.
ANSWER: The equator of latitude, horizontal bands around the earth measured in
degrees...
, Longitude - ANSWER: vertical stripes that split the earth in degrees
The prime meridian, 0 degrees longitude, passes through London.
Scale is the relationship between the size of a feature on a map and its actual size.
Projection is the scientific method of transferring locations from the surface to a
flat map.
cartography - the science of making maps.
regions - ANSWER cultural landscapes and combinations of cultural characteristics
such as language and religion.
Cultural ecology is the study of how cultures interact with the natural surroundings
in which they live.
Culture is composed of behaviour patterns (what people do), understandings (what
people believe in), adaptability (how people live efficiently), and social systems
(schools, churches, religion, government).
Distribution is the arrangement of a feature in space...
Density - Answer How many people dwell in a given landscape? (number of people
divided by land area).
Agricultural density is the number of farmers per unit area of farmland.
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