AP Human Geography: Geography Elaborations
space >>geometric surface of the Earth
place >>an area of bounded space of some human importance
region >>a type of place
toponym >>a place name
sequent occupancy >>the suc
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AP Human Geography: Geography Elaborations
space >>geometric surface of the Earth
place >>an area of bounded space of some human importance
region >>a type of place
toponym >>a place name
sequent occupancy >>the succession of groups and cultural influences throughout a
place's history
place-specific culture >>ex. Sante Fe, Mexico, a complex mix of multiple Native
American, Spanish colonial, and modern American influences based upon the
sequence of past and current societal influences
scale >>relationship of an object or place to the earth as a whole
map scale >>describes the ratio of distance on a map and distance in the real world in
absolute terms
relative scale >>(AKA the scale of analysis) which describes the level of aggregation
level of aggregation >>the level at which you group things together for examination
formal region >>an area of bounded space that possesses some homogenous
characteristic or uniformity
linguistic region >>everyone speaks the same language, but can be very different
culturally
culture region boundaries >>The American "Dixie" south, fuzzy borders
political region boundaries >>Boundary between countries, finite and well-defined
Environmental region boundaries >>transitional and measurable
Ecotone >>the environmental transition zone between two biomes
functional region >>areas that have a central place (or node) that is a focus or point of
origin that expresses some practical purpose, the influence of this point is strongest in
the areas close to the center, and the strength of influence diminishes as distance
increases from that point
market area >>a type of functional region, home pro sport team example, more
coverage and media in the city, diminishes as you move away
area of influence >>outlet malls, shoppers travelling from longer distances but making a
fewer number of trips
intervening opportunity >>the shoppers who are "just passing through", who see a very
brief intervening opportunity to do some discount shopping
vernacular region >>based upon the perception or collective mental map of the region's
residents
absolute location >>defines a point or place on the map using coordinates such as
latitude and longitude
relative location >>refers to the location of a place compared to a known place or
geographic feature, McLean and DC
Equator >>0 latitude
North and South Poles >>90 degrees latitude
Prime Meridian >>0 degrees longitude
International Date Line (sort of) >>180 degrees longitude
site >>the physical characteristics of a place, such as the fact that NYC is located on a
large, deep water harbor, next to the Atlantic ocean
situation >>refers to the place's interrelatedness with other places, NYC and New
England, port-of-call for Atlantic Circular Trade
absolute distance >>in terms of linear units
relative distance >>in terms of the degree of interaction between places or in units of
time traveled
distance decay >>means that the further away different places are from a place of
origin, the less likely interaction will be with the original place
Tobler's Law >>a principle that expresses relative distance, states that all places are
interrelated, but closer places are more related than further ones
friction of distance >>the increase in time and cost that usually comes with increasing
distance
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