AP-HUG vocab review

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  1. 2. A biological science studying the relationships between organisms and their environment. It is especially used in regards to how humans interact with the environment. (VIT, 1)
  2. 4. Racial segregation that is not supported by law but is still apparent. It is also a big part of old policies that are not enforced anymore. (IDK, 6)
  3. 8. An industry of disproportionate economic importance and on whose existence other industries and employment sectors depend. It shows when countries are very reliant on one industry. (IDK, 7)
  4. 11. A regional intergovernmental organization comprising 10 countries in Southeast Asia to promote intergovernmental cooperation and facilitate economic growth, social progress, and cultural development in the region. Helps Southeast Asian countries grow. (IDK,4)
  5. 15. Geographic scale for a country being analyzed. Used very often in maps showing data. (IDK, 1)
  6. 18. A phenomenon in which a culture demonstrates a marked preference for males. A lot of ideas in AP Human Geography revolve around gender roles in society. (IDK, 2)
  7. 19. A single aspect of a given culture or society. It is a way for geographers to categorize aspects of cultures. (VIT, 3)
  8. 23. A personal representation of a portion of the Earth’s surface. Shows how different people see their world, and how different they can be. (IDK, 1)
  9. 25. The ideal political geographical unit; one in which the nation’s geographic boundaries (a people and its culture) exactly match the state’s territorial boundaries (governance and authority). This makes a very strongly bonded country. (CC, 4)
  10. 26. An absolute location of a place on Earth. The physical area that people live in, but not the soul. (CC, 6)
  11. 27. The relative location of a place in reference to its surrounding features, or its regional position with reference to other places. The places around an area that make it “home.” (CC, 6)
  12. 29. The attributes of other places that make them appealing to potential migrants. Shows positive factors in countries that immigrants are moving to. (CC, 2)
  13. 30. The planting and harvesting of domesticated plants and the raising of domesticated animals for food. It defines all aspects of farming. (VIT, 5)
  14. 32. A country’s ability to produce one product much more efficiently than it can produce other products within its economy. Can explain how one country is dominating a certain market. (CC, 7)
  15. 33. Geographically pinpointed center of economic activity organized around a designated industry, commonly in the high-tech sector. These are often in core countries. (IDK, 7)
  16. 34. An ethnic group or nation that does not possess its own state and is not the majority population in any nation-state. Helps determine groups who have lost the majority. (CC, 4)
  17. 35. Adapting global practices to fit local cultural practices and preferences. This is clearly shown in McDonalds, and how its menu varies in different countries. (IDK, 3)
Down
  1. 1. A climate that has a large range of temperatures and moderate precipitation; found in the interior of continents, north of the moderate climate zones. Is most of the U.S. (IDK, 5)
  2. 3. A fenced enclosure used for intensive livestock feeding that serves to limit livestock movement and associated weight loss. Used a lot in modern farming. (CC, 5)
  3. 5. Systematic documentation of property ownership, shape, use, and boundaries. It shows how farmland is used. (IDK, 5)
  4. 6. The study of the spatial aspects of ethnicity. This is very important, and can help geographers see how ethnicities love. (IDK, 3)
  5. 7. The pattern in which humans are spread out on Earth’s surface. Allows geographers to create theories on why humans live where they do. (VIT, 2)
  6. 9. Conference organized to define territorial boundaries and rights to the sea. Defines how much ocean countries own. (IDK, 4)
  7. 10. The human-made space in which people live, work, and engage in leisure activities on a daily basis. This makes up environment and why people live there. (IDK, 6)
  8. 12. A force that threatens the cohesion of a neighborhood, society, or country. It can tear communities apart, and cause internal strife. (CC, 3)
  9. 13. The area we occupy as humans; It has no value until the people who occupy it make it their own. The physical area that people live in, but not the character. (CC, 1)
  10. 14. A branch of human geography concerned with the spatial analysis of political systems. It shows how political systems are connected with space. (VIT, 4)
  11. 16. Short-term and cyclical movement that occurs repeatedly on a regular basis. Can show people commuting to work everyday or other stuff like that. (IDK, 2)
  12. 17. Relating to a city. This unit revolves around this term. (VIT, 6)
  13. 20. A firm’s relative ability to outperform other transnational corporations (TNCs) in its industry. Describes on why TNCs continue to “grow.” (CC, 7)
  14. 21. Factors that cause people to be dissatisfied with their present locales and want to move somewhere else. Shows conflict of some kind in a country. (CC, 2)
  15. 22. How we modify space based off who we are as a group of people. The “soul” of places where people live. (CC, 1)
  16. 24. Animal rearing system that confines livestock in high-density cages only large enough to allow the animal body to grow and to accommodate equipment for feeding and waste. Used in many large scale farming industries. (CC, 5)
  17. 28. The rapid transformation of the economy through the introduction of machines, new power sources, and new chemical processes in Europe and the United States between 1760 and 1830. This was the driving force in industrial development in core countries. (VIT, 7)
  18. 31. A force that brings people together and unifies a neighborhood, society, or country. It binds people together, and makes communities stronger. (CC, 3)