AP®︎ Human Geography: Topic 1.3 Flashcards

Master key terms and definitions for Topic 1.3 of AP Human Geography – The Power of Geographic Data to help you prep for quizzes and the AP exam.

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Geographic Data

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Information about places and the population, economic, environmental, or other characteristics associated with them

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Information about places and the population, economic, environmental, or other characteristics associated with them

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Geospatial Data
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Data explicitly connected to locations on Earth, allowing users to examine where phenomena occur and how they are spatially related

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Census Data
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Population and demographic or socioeconomic information collected through an official government count and linked to geographic areas

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Remote Sensing
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The collection of information about an object or area without direct physical contact

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Satellite Imagery
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Data about Earth’s surface collected by sensors on satellites, often compared across time to detect conditions and change

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Geographic Information System (GIS)
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A computer-based system for capturing, storing, organizing, analyzing, and displaying location-linked data, often in layers

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Vector Data
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Spatial data representing discrete features as points, lines, and polygons

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Raster Data
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Spatial data that divides an area into a grid of cells, with each cell storing a value

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Satellite Navigation System
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A system that uses signals from satellites to determine a receiver’s location and time

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Global Positioning System (GPS)
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The United States’ satellite navigation system, commonly used to determine or record location and support navigation

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