1 APHuG Geography Concepts

Environmental determinism

• Belief that the physical environment caused social development.

• The idea that human behavior is solely determined by genetics.

• A theory that suggests culture is the primary driver of social development.

• The concept that technology has no impact on society.

Assimilation

• The process by which a group's cultural features are altered to resemble those of another group.

• A method of preserving cultural identity in a diverse society.

• The act of rejecting foreign cultural influences.

• A strategy for promoting cultural exchange between groups.

Cartogram

• A type of map that shows geographical features in their true size.

• A map in which the size of the country or state is proportional to the value of a particular variable.

• A map that only displays political boundaries without any data.

• A map that uses colors to represent different types of terrain.

Density

• The mass of an object divided by its volume.

• The frequency with which something occurs in space.

• The amount of matter in a given space.

• The measure of how much space an object occupies.

Situation or relative location

• The exact coordinates of a place.

• The location of a place relative to other places.

• The historical significance of a location.

• The climate conditions of a specific area.

Space

• The physical gap or interval between two objects.

• A vast expanse of the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere.

• A measure of distance in physics.

• An area designated for a specific purpose.

Dot distribution map

• A map that shows the geographical boundaries of a region.

• A map that depicts data as points and shows how those points are clustered together or spread out over an area.

• A map that represents elevation and terrain features.

• A map that illustrates the population density of an area.

Geotagging

• The process of identifying a location using GPS coordinates.

• The identification and storage of a piece of information by its precise latitude and longitude coordinates.

• A method of tagging photos with keywords for better searchability.

• The technique of mapping geographical features using satellite imagery.

Distance decay

• The closer two people are, the more likely they are to interact.

• The further away someone is from another, the less likely the two are to interact.

• Distance has no effect on interaction between people.

• People are more likely to interact with those who are far away.

Geographic information science (GIScience)

• The study of human geography and its impact on urban planning.

• The analysis of data about the Earth acquired through satellite and other electronic information technologies.

• A method for collecting and analyzing social media data.

• The examination of historical maps and their significance in modern geography.