AP Human Geography Chapter 1: Key Issue 2 Vocab – Flashcards
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Place
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A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic.
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Location
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The position of anything on Earth's surface.
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Site
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The physical character of a place.
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Situation
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The location of a place relative to another place.
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Region
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An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features.
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Cultural landscape
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The fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group.
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Regional (or cultural landscape) studies
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An approach to geography that emphasizes the relationships among social and physical phenomena in a particular study.
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Formal region (or uniform or homogeneous region)
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An area in which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics.
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Functional region (or nodal region)
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An area organized around a node or focal point.
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Vernacular region (or perceptual region)
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An area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity.
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Mental map
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A representation of a portion of Earth's surface based on what an individual knows about a place, containing personal impressions of what is in the place and where the place is located.
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Culture
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The body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits that together constitute a group's distinct tradition.
