AP Human Geography Unit 1 Vocab

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Thematic Map

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Shows spatial aspects of information or phenomenon

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Reference Map

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Generalized map type showing spatial properties of features

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Definition of Region

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A place larger than a point and smaller than a planet, grouped by a common feature.

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Uniqueness of a location; phenomena within an area

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Place

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Space: extent of an area

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Relative and absolute sense

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Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

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Collection of hardware and software for spatial data management

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Map Projection

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Scientific method to transfer Earth's locations to a flat map

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Relative location

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Position of something relative to another landmark

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Absolute Location

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Exact location on Earth using global coordinates

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Clustering

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Gathering close together; forming in a group