AP Human Geo - Bijou Nsele - 1st period

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Across
  1. 2. A collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed thousands of years ago (3, CC)
  2. 5. The system of writing used in China and other East Asian countries in which each symbol represents an idea or concept rather than a specific sound (3, IDK)
  3. 10. Divided much of the country into a system of townships and ranges to facilitate the sale of land settlers in the West (1, VIT); it is one of most important mathematical indicators of locations in the U.S.
  4. 14. A collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and display a few differences in grammar and vocabulary (3, CC)
  5. 15. The ability of an individual or group to carry out a particular economic activity (such as making a specific product) more efficiently than another activity (6, IDK)
  6. 16. The minimum people needed to support a service (7, CC)
  7. 17. A repetitive act of a group, performed to the extent where it becomes a characteristic of a group (3, VIT); this contributes to the creation of a culture, which is what this main topic of the unit; sets the base for the unit
  8. 20. A computer system that can capture, store, query, analyze, and display geographical data (1, CC)
  9. 23. A large group of people that inhabit a specific territory and are connected by history, culture or another commonality (4, VIT); understanding the concept of this is very important because many students use this word and similar words to it interchangeably, even though there is a difference
  10. 25. Economic system aimed at self-reliance and strengthening the national economy by accumulating bullion, gaining colonies, and establishing a favorable balance of trade (5, IDK)
  11. 26. Occurs in stage 4 of the DTM, when the CBR declines to the point where it equals to CDR, and the NIR approaches zero (2, IDK)
  12. 28. Economy that requires little or no trade with the outside world (6, IDK)
  13. 30. A farm on which no one lives; planting and harvesting is done by hired migratory crews (5, IDK)
  14. 31. A force that divides people and countries (4, CC)
  15. 32. A model which shows the location of agriculture in regard to a commercial economy (5, VIT); visually explains proximity to markets in the choice of crops on commercial farms and is separated by rings; helps student by giving a clear visual, instead of having to memorize a statement theory
  16. 33. The maximum distance people are willing to travel to use a service (7, CC)
  17. 34. A system that relies on descriptions of land ownership and natural features such as streams or trees (5, CC)
Down
  1. 1. An ethnic/national minority that does not possess its own state and is not the majority population in any nation state (4, IDK)
  2. 3. The country's nth-largest settlement is 1/n the population of the largest settlement (7, IDK)
  3. 4. An area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics (1,IDK)
  4. 6. A rectangular land division scheme designed to disperse settlers evenly across farmlands of the U.S. interior (5, CC)
  5. 7. Determines accurately the precise position of something Earth (1, CC)
  6. 8. The process of consolidating small landholdings into a smaller number of large farms in England during the 18th century (7, IDK)
  7. 9. Movement from one region of a country to another (2, CC)
  8. 11. LATIN A form of Latin used in daily conversation by ancient Romans, as opposed to the standard dialect, which was used for official documents (3, IDK)
  9. 12. Change in a society’s population from a condition of high CBRs and CDRs and low NIRs, to a condition of low CBRs, CDRs, and NIRs (2, VIT); this term is the base for this unit and is fundamental to understand the term to comprehend the unit
  10. 13. Movement within one region (2, CC)
  11. 18. An attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state (4, CC)
  12. 19. The process by which the population of urban settlements grows (7, VIT); helps create more businesses and profit for the local economy and contributed to the world’s largest cities today
  13. 21. The location of a place relative to other places (6, CC)
  14. 22. The scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map (1, IDK)
  15. 24. Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope (6, VIT); industry became ubiquitous because of this and helped spark development among countries
  16. 27. Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power (4, IDK)
  17. 29. The portion of Earth’s settlement occupied by permanent human settlement (2, IDK)
  18. 35. The physical character of a place (6, CC)