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AP Human Geography All Chapterscombined
globalization - greater cultural and economic interaction among people all over
the world
geography - The study of the earth and its features and of the distribution of life
on the earth, including human life
human geography - The study of where and why human activities are located
where they are
physical geography - The study where and why natural forces occur as they do
map - A two-dimension or flat scale model of something
place - A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic
region - an area of Earth distinguished by a distinctive combination of cultural and
physical features
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scale - the relationship between the portion of Earth being studies and Earth as a
whole
space - the physical gap or intervals between two objects
connections - relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space
cartography - the science of mapmaking
map projection - the scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface
to a flat map
Land Ordinance of 1785 - divided much of the country into a system of townships
and ranges to facilitate the sale of land to settlers
GIS (geographic information system) - a computer system that can capture, store,
query, analyze, and display geographic date
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remote sensing - the acquisition of data from a satellite orbiting Earth or from
another long-distance method
GPS (global positioning system) - a system that accurately determines the precise
position of something on Earth
location - the position that something occupies on Earth
toponym - the name given to a place on Earth
site - physical character of a place
situation - the location of a place relative to other places
meridian(longitude) - an arc drawn between North and South poles
parallel(latitude) - a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator
prime meridian - 0 degrees longitude - passes through Greenwich, England
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equator - 0 degrees latitude
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) - master reference time for all points on Earth
Age distribution - The proportion of individuals of different ages within a
population. You can use an age distribution to estimat survival by calculating the
difference in proportion of individuals in succeeding age classes
Agricultural revolution - the development of farming
Arithmetic Population Density - The total number of people divided by the total
land area
Capacity - the amount of people an area can support
Census - A period count of the population
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