Stepek AP Human Geography



AP Human Geography Unit 1 VocabularyWhen studying, ALSO review guided readings crossword puzzles and powerpoints (keys to all guided readings and crosswords on my website). There may be some words in the Guided Readings and on the crossword puzzles that are NOT on here.Unit 1 Vocabulary: Basic Concepts & Development HearthDiffusionDistance decayTime-space compressionCartographyGlobalizationTransnational corporationsMap Scale large scale vs. small scale mapsRegional scale of analysis:global, national, state, local Level of aggregation/ generalization Types of Maps:Reference mapsPhysical, Road, Mental, Political, Thematic Mapschoropleth, dot, graduated symbol, flow map, isoline/isopleth, cartogram5 Themes of geography (MRLIP):location placeregionhuman-environmental interactionmovement“Site and situation”sitesituationVocabulary related to location:absolute locationrelative locationlongitudelatitudeEquatorPrime MeridianInternational Date LineLandscape analysis (field observations, photographic interpretations)Qualitative data/Quantitative data Spatial Interaction ProjectionTypes of map projectionsMercator, Robinson, Goode Homosoline, Gall-Peter’sDistortion (Size, Shape, Distance, Direction)Geographic ModelsSpatial models (e.g. Wallerstein, Brandt’s Line)Geospatial technologies:Geographic information systems (GIS)Satellite navigation systems (GPS/global positioning system)remote sensingVocabulary related to place:toponymclimate/terraindemographicsbuilt landscape/environmentHuman-Environment Interaction (Cultural Ecology)environmental determinism vs. possibilismVocabulary related to region:Uniform/Formal regionsNodal/Functional regionsVernacular/Perceptual regionsVocabulary related to movement:Properties of spatial distribution:concentration clustered distributiondispersed distributiondensity arithmetic density physiological density agricultural densitypatterngeometric pattern (linear, circular etc.)random/irregular patternPatterns of diffusion:relocation diffusionexpansion diffusionsubtypes of expansion diffusioncontagious diffusionhierarchical diffusionstimulus diffusionhearth (origin of a cultural trait/innovation)Measures of development: MDCs vs. LDCsHuman Development Index (HDI)Gross National Income (GNI)Life ExpectancyMean Years of SchoolingExpected Years of SchoolingGDP, GNP, per capitaFormal vs. informal economySectoral (job) structure of an economy:primary sectorsecondary sectortertiary sectorquaternary, quinaryproductivity, value added, consumer goodsliteracy rates, mean/avg. years of schoolinginfant mortality rates (IMR)health care, caloric intake, life expectancyGender development (how it’s measured, etc):Gender Inequality Index (GII and gender gap)Maternal Mortality RateAdolescent Fertility RateGender EmpowermentFemale Labor Market Participation RateBrandt’s Line (North-South Split Model)exceptions? (*note: Oceania is NOT an exception – it’s part of the theory!!)Persian Gulf (Arabian Peninsula states)Four Asian Dragons/TigersWallerstein’s World System Theory Core, Semi-periphery, peripheryExamples countries for eachProcesses involved with each ................
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