APHG Unit 1

The belief that climate and landforms are the most powerful force shaping human behavior

• Environmental Possibilism

• Environmental Determinism

A region united by one or more characteristic that is economic, political, social, or environmental

• Functional Region

• Formal Region

• Perceptual/Vernacular Region

• Uniform Region

A focus on the role of human culture to modify ones environment to better fit human needs

• Environmental Possibilism

• Environmental Determinism

A region based on a persons perspective or perception of a certain location

• Formal Region

• Functional Region

• Perceptual/Vernacular Region

• Uniform Region

The distance north and south of the equator

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Absolute Distance

• Prime Meridian

The precise or exact location of something

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

The increasing interconnectedness of the world and ideas-

• Time-space compression

• Distance Decay

• Globalization

• Density

Geographers might use latitude, longitude, the address, or GPS coordinates to determine the-

• Relative Location

• Absolute Location

A region organized around a central node or focal point, typically has an economic or transportation function

• Formal Region

• Functional Region

• Perceptual Region

• Uniform Region

The process of transferring a globe to a map is called a-

• Cartogram

• Map Projection

• Choropleth

• Dot Map