AP Human Geography Chapter 1 Vocab

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Absolute location

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description of the position of a place in a way that never changes, such as latitude and longitude.

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What is Cartogram?

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a map in which the projection and scale are distorted in order to convey the information of a variable.

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Choropleth Map

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a map in which areas are shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurement of the variable.

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Concentration

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The spread of something over a given area.

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What is Cultural Ecology?

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A geographic approach that emphasizes human-environmental relationships.

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What is Cultural Landscape?

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An approach to geography that emphasizes the relationships among social and physical phenomena in a particular study area.

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What is Culture?

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The body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits that together constitute a group's distinct tradition.

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Density

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Frequency with which something exists within a given unit of area.

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What is Distance Decay?

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Diminished importance and eventual disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin.

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What is Distribution?

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Arrangement of something across Earth's surface.