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AP Human Geography Unit 1 Reviewexam 2024
Latitude - The numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels drawn
on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator
Cultural Ecology - Geographic approach that emphasizes human-environment
relationships
Longitude - The numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians
drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the prime meridian
(0°).
GPS - A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth
through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and recievers.
GIS - A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic
data.
Base Line - An east-west line designated in the Land Ordinance of 1785
Geography - The study of the earth's surface, climate, continents, countries,
peoples, industries, and products.
, AP Human Geography Unit 1 Review
exam 2024
Cartography - The science of mapmaking
Culture - The body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits that
together constitute a group of people's distinct tradition
Cultural Landscape - Fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group
Hearth - The region from which innovative ideas originate
Meridian - An arc drawn on a map between the North and South poles
Map - A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth's surface or a portion of
it
Parallel - A circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at the right
angles to the meridians
Place - A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular location
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