AP Human Geography Fall Semester Vocabulary Review

What is the precise position on Earth's surface called?

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• Geographic center

• Central point

What is the science of making maps known as?

• Cartography

• Geography

• Topography

• Geology

What term describes the belief that the physical environment is the dominant force shaping cultures?

• Environmental determinism

• Possibilism

• Cultural relativism

• Humanism

What is the zero-degree longitude line that runs through Greenwich, England, called?

• Prime meridian

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• International Date Line

What is the term for a geographical area that has been organized to function politically, socially, culturally, or economically as one unit?

• Functional region

• Absolute region

• Cultural zone

• Economic area

What is the term for the position of one place in relation to another place?

• Absolute location

• Relative location

• Site

• Situation

What occurs when individuals or groups migrate with a particular idea or practice to a new location?

• Stimulus diffusion

• Sustainability

• Relocation diffusion

• Situation

What is the absolute location of a place on Earth called?

• Site

• Situation

• Relative location

• Stimulus diffusion

What term describes the relative location of a place in reference to its surrounding features?

• Site

• Situation

• Sustainability

• Relocation diffusion

What occurs when a specific trait is rejected, but the underlying idea is accepted?

• Relocation diffusion

• Stimulus diffusion

• Sustainability

• Site