AP Human Geography
AP Human Geography Exam
Vocabulary Definitions
Unit 1: Nature and Perspectives
(Ch. 1 & 2 in Barron's Pattison’s Four Traditions (1964): W.D. Pattison -earth-science: physical geography (not one of the Five Themes)
-locational: spatial tradition (location)
-man-land: human/environmental interaction
-area-studies: regional geography
Five Themes of Geography (1986): GENIP -location: position; situation of people and things -human/environmental interaction: reciprocal relationship b/w humans & env. -region: area on Earth’s surface marked by a degree of homogeneity (uniformity) of some phenomenon -place: uniqueness of a location (or similarity of two or more locales); phenomena within an area -movement: mobility of people, goods and ideas; phenomena between areas
Anthropogenic: Caused or produced by humans
Absolute location: Position on Earth’s surface using the coordinate system of longitude (that runs from North to South Pole) and latitude (that runs parallel to the equator).
Relative location: Position on Earth’s surface relative to other features. (Ex: My house is east of I-75).
Absolute distance: Exact measurement of the physical space between two places.
Relative distance: Approximate measurement of the physical space between two places.
Site: The physical character of place; what is found at the location and why it is significant.
Situation: The location of a place relative to other places.
Region:
-Formal Region- (uniform, homogeneous) or homogenous region is an area within which everyone shares in common one or mare distinctive characteristics. The shared feature could be a cultural value such as a common language, or an environmental climate.
-Functional Region- (nodal) Area organized around a node or focal point. The characteristic chosen to define a functional region dominates at a central focus or node and diminishes in importance outward. This
Vocabulary Definitions
Unit 1: Nature and Perspectives
(Ch. 1 & 2 in Barron's Pattison’s Four Traditions (1964): W.D. Pattison -earth-science: physical geography (not one of the Five Themes)
-locational: spatial tradition (location)
-man-land: human/environmental interaction
-area-studies: regional geography
Five Themes of Geography (1986): GENIP -location: position; situation of people and things -human/environmental interaction: reciprocal relationship b/w humans & env. -region: area on Earth’s surface marked by a degree of homogeneity (uniformity) of some phenomenon -place: uniqueness of a location (or similarity of two or more locales); phenomena within an area -movement: mobility of people, goods and ideas; phenomena between areas
Anthropogenic: Caused or produced by humans
Absolute location: Position on Earth’s surface using the coordinate system of longitude (that runs from North to South Pole) and latitude (that runs parallel to the equator).
Relative location: Position on Earth’s surface relative to other features. (Ex: My house is east of I-75).
Absolute distance: Exact measurement of the physical space between two places.
Relative distance: Approximate measurement of the physical space between two places.
Site: The physical character of place; what is found at the location and why it is significant.
Situation: The location of a place relative to other places.
Region:
-Formal Region- (uniform, homogeneous) or homogenous region is an area within which everyone shares in common one or mare distinctive characteristics. The shared feature could be a cultural value such as a common language, or an environmental climate.
-Functional Region- (nodal) Area organized around a node or focal point. The characteristic chosen to define a functional region dominates at a central focus or node and diminishes in importance outward. This