AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

Unit 1 Thinking Geographically

TOPIC 1.4 - Spatial Concepts

3 Resources - 10 pages total

UNDERSTANDING SPATIAL CONCEPTS

• 4 pages
• Reading passages with images
• 6 comprehension and application questions

TOPICS COVERED: absolute location, relative location, space, place, flows, distance decay, time-space compression, pattern

CHEAT SHEET + EXAMPLES

• 4 pages
• Notes/Outline Format
• Definitions and examples of all terms

TOPICS COVERED: absolute vs. relative distance, space vs. place, distance decay vs. time-space compression, patterns

PLACE & PLACE-MAKING

• 2 Pages
• Definitions
• Short Story example of place and placemaking
• Sample stimulus-based response short answer

TOPICS COVERED: place, sense of place, placemaking

UNIT 1: Thinking Geographically

Intro to Maps (Topic 1.1)

Geographic Data (Topic 1.2 + 1.3)

Spatial Concepts (Topic 1.4)

Human-Environment Interaction (Topic 1.5)

Scales of Analysis (Topic 1.6)

Regions (Topic 1.7)