Ap Human Geography Chapter 1 Flashcard
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Eratosthenes
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According to the surviving evidence, the first person to write the word geography was
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the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape
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Scale is
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a ratio or fraction
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1:24,000 is an example of what kind of scale?
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projection
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A mathematical process for transferring locations from a globe to a flat map is a
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cartography
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The art and science of making maps is
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mathematical location
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specific longitude and latitude
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0° longitude
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Greenwich Mean Time
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the same lengths and start/end points
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Every meridian has:
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180° longitude
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International Date Line
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city
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Which of the following types of maps would have the largest scale: city? state? continent? world? country?
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International Date Line and the North Pole
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150E longitude and 89N latitude is close to:
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east of International Date Line and south of the equator
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107W longitude and 11S latitude is close to:
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small scale maps
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Distortion is especially severe and apparent on
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remote sensing
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The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite, spacecraft, or specially equipped high-altitude balloon is
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GIS
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computer system that captures, stores, queries, analyzes, and displays geographic data
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toponym
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The name of a location on Earth's surface is a
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the range of an area's local TV station
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What best describes a functional region?
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region
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An area distinguished by one or more unique characteristics is a
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situation
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the location of a place relative to other places
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unique physical characteristics
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site identifies a place by its
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economic and cultural globalization
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To geographers, the spread of McDonald's around the world represents
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the equator
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0 degrees latitude
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the prime meridian
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0 degrees longitude
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every 15 degrees means one hour change
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How does the time change between time zones?
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spatial analysis
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type of geographical analysis which seeks to explain patterns of human behavior and its spatial expression in terms of mathematics and geometry, that is, locational analysis
