AP Human Geographyunit One: Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives

AP Human GeographyUnit One: Geography: Its Nature and Perspectives

Mrs. Martinelli

Chapter1:BasicConcepts

1. What two questions are at the heart of geographic inquiry?

1. Name and describe the two broad categories into which geography is divided.

1. What two broad sections is our book divided into?

1. Define Scale, Space, and Connections. How are they all related?

1. What distinguishes geography from other disciplines?

1. What are the two most important decisions a cartographer must make?

1. Rubenstein, the author, refers to maps as a reference tool and communications tool. What is the difference?

1. Name two people who have contributed to cartography. What was each person’s contribution?

1. Define and describe the three types of scale.

1. What are four distortions that might occur in making a map of the earth?

1. What was the purpose of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

1. Name, define, and describe the three new technologies that are being used by cartographers.

1. Explain your answer to the Key Issue Question posed at the beginning of this section.

1. Name and describe two basic concepts that help geographers explain why every place in the world is unique

1. List and explain four ways geographersidentify location (place).

1. Describe Carl Saur’s Regional Landscape Theory

1. Define and give an example ofthree types of regions.

1. What is the difference between environmental determinism and environmental possiblism?

1. Name and give an example of the four physical processes that affect the distribution of human activities.

1. How have the Dutch modified their environment?

1. How have Floridians modified their environment?
   
2. Explain your answer to the Key Issue Question posed at the beginning of this section.

1. How might a transnational corporation take advantage of its global reach, Give two examples.

1. How are these corporations a “threat” to globaldiversity (orunique cultural traditions)?

1. How does the communication revolution preserve cultural diversity?

1. What does al Qaeda have to do with globalization?

1. The first property of distribution isdensity. Define density and its two types.

1. The second property of distribution is concentration. Explain concentration.

1. The third property of distribution is pattern. Explain pattern

1. Explain space-time compression.

1. Define distance decay. Give an example of it.

1. Define hearth (node)

1. Name and describe the two basic types of diffusion

1. Define the three processes of expansion diffusion and give an example of each

1. Explain your answer to the Key Issue Question posed at the beginning of this section.

Issue 3: Why Are Different Places Similar?