AP Human Geo Review

3. The perceived region that exists as part of cultural identity rather than formal boundaries.
4. A set of countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) experiencing rapid economic growth.
6. The reduction in time required for movement and communication due to technology.
12. The diminishing importance of a phenomenon with increasing distance from its origin.
13. The spatial arrangement of objects or people in a given area.
15. The concept that while the environment influences human activity, people can adapt.
16. The process by which regions acquire distinct identities based on cultural and physical traits.
18. The concept that the environment determines human behavior and societal development.
20. The system that categorizes countries based on economic and political power.

1. The rapid movement of innovations from larger to smaller places, often skipping areas.
2. A category of economic activity focused on extracting raw materials from the Earth.
5. The economic sector focused on services, such as retail, education, and healthcare.
7. The area surrounding a central place, linked through transportation or communication.
8. The spread of an idea through physical movement of people from one place to another.
9. The economic sector focused on manufacturing and industrial production.
10. The spread of a cultural trait that changes as it moves but retains core elements.
11. The increasing interconnectedness of the world through trade, communication, and culture.
14. The name for a region defined by shared measurable traits, such as climate or language.
17. The unique physical and cultural attributes that give a location meaning.
19. The artificial sameness created by mass culture and development across different places.