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Ap Human Geography Final Exam Review Questions & Detailed Answers 2024
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Ap Human Geography Final Exam ReviewPhysical and human - ANS what are the two types of geography?
physical geography - ANS the branch of geography dealing with natural features
and processes
human geography - ANS the branch of geography dealing with how human activity
affects or is influenced by the Earth's surface
cartography - ANS the science or art of making maps. The "charting" of the earth
distortion - ANS what is the flaw in turning 3D maps to flat maps?
reference and thematic - ANS what are the two types of maps?
reference map - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS unknown land, place that we know are there but we don't
know any details about them
paths - ANS movement from one place to another (roads, sidewalks, etc.)
the more frequent you travel on a path, the more you become familiar with it -
ANS what about paths?
accessibility - ANS the idea that if you have access to another path, then you can
go to more places
activity spaces - ANS 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 - ANS
what are the five themes of geography?
absolute and relative - ANS what are the two types of locations?
relative location - ANS type of location where you are in relation to something
else, dynamic (can change)
,absolute location - ANS the exact location of an object, static (cannot be changed),
uses longitude and latitude
latitude - ANS lines that run east and west, parallel lines, never intersects
longitude - ANS north south lines that measures east and west of your prime
meridian
meridian - ANS any line that runs 0º is called a ______.
international date line - ANS what is the 180º line called?
divide the earth into timezones - ANS what is the international date line used for?
geographic information system - ANS GIS
GIS - ANS storing information in LAYERS, bringing maps together, taking things
apart from a certain area, allows for more interaction and data collection on area
dispersion - ANS the amount of something in a given area
density - ANS how COMPACT/spread out something is in a certain area
, physical and human - ANS what are the two types of place?
physical place - ANS place that has differences that include naturally occurring
phenomenas (climate, landforms, etc)
human place - ANS characteristics of the people who inhabit a spot on Earth
(culture related), groups that migrate and leave an impact on an area
place names - ANS names that people put on places that are important to them
(representative of history)
site - ANS the internal physical attributes of a place, including its ABSOLUTE
location, its spatial character and physical setting
sense of place - ANS infusing a place with meaning and emotion. INDIVIDUAL
PERCEPTION
perception of place - ANS belief or understanding of what a place is like, often
based on books, movies, etc.
human environmental interaction - ANS how humans use the environment and
adapt it in their everyday lives
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