AP Human Geography Exam Review - Terms

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Across
  1. 2. When people lose originally differentiating traits, such as clothing, speech particularities or mannerisms, when they come into contact with another society or culture.(3,CC)
  2. 8. An area defined by one predominant or universal characteristic that people share throughout its entire area.(1,CC))
  3. 9. Residential communities outside of city centers, typically homogenous in terms of population.(6,CC)
  4. 10. A computer system that can capture, store, query, analyze, and display data.(1,IDK)
  5. 11. The use of economic, political, cultural, or other pressures to control or influence other countries, especially former dependencies in today's society. This shows how the acquisition of places and things can influence political conflicts and interaction.(4,VIT)
  6. 13. The tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own culture.(3,IDK)
  7. 19. An area within a country that has a certain degree of freedom. They can have their own government or language, but are still a part of that country.(4,CC)
  8. 20. People forced to migrate from their home country and cannot return for fear of persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership in social group, or political opinion.(2,CC)
  9. 23. A relatively large urban area situated on the outskirts of a city. They are typically found along a major road or highway. (6,CC)
  10. 24. A form of agriculture where farmers put a large amount of time and effort into their crops to produce the highest crop yields. (5,IDK)
  11. 26. A specific area within a country in which tax and investment incentives are implemented to attract foreign (and domestic) businesses and investment.(7,CC)
  12. 30. A type of world region in which their conflicts escalate into a serious conflict among themselves and outside powers.(4,IDK)
  13. 31. The expansion of economic, political, and cultural processes to the point that they become global in scale and impact. It is significant because cultural patterns and processes are spread through it.(3,VIT)
  14. 33. A sea zone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources.(7,CC)
  15. 34. The process of converting a low-income neighborhood to a predominantly middle-class owned area. It occurs when wealthy people move in to lower class areas. (6,IDK)
Down
  1. 1. They are chains of the continuous buying and selling of goods and services.(5,CC)
  2. 3. The authority of a state or country to govern itself. The United States is a prime example.(4,CC)
  3. 4. A decision by a corporation to turn over much of the responsibility for production to independent suppliers. (7,IDK)
  4. 5. Someone who migrates to another country in hopes of being recognized as a refugee.(2,CC)
  5. 6. An area centered on a node, focal point, or central hub surrounded by interconnecting linkages.(1,CC)
  6. 7. Shows the distinctive cause of death in each stage of the DTM.(2,IDK)
  7. 10. These are concentration of highly innovative and technically advanced industries that stimulate economic development in linked businesses and industries.(7,IDK)
  8. 12. This theory divides countries of the world into three groups based on political power, social standing, and economic and technological development. The three groups are core, semi-periphery, and periphery. It is an easy way to identify how developed a country is in general.(7,VIT)
  9. 14. A theory that predicts that people will use the land with regard to the cost of land, and the cost of transporting goods to the market. The model is shown in circular rings, and relates to how goods are processes and transported from their source to the market.(5,VIT)
  10. 15. This theory states that there can only be one large central city in any region. Those cities are surrounded by smaller cities and towns. (6,IDK)
  11. 16. A model with 5 stages based on the development and growth of a country, with stage 1 being the lowest growth and stage 5 being the highest. It is important because if shows how a country develops and continues to develop. Stage 3 is highly influenced by women empowerment.(2,VIT)
  12. 17. The notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape.(3,IDK)
  13. 18. The study of where and why human activities are located where they are. It is the general topic of unit 1 and other units.(1,VIT)
  14. 21. Birth control through the use of devices, surgery, or drugs.(2,IDK)
  15. 22. This was a response to the rapidly growing population with the development of pesticides and modern technology to provide enough grains and crops for that population.(5,IDK)
  16. 25. The theory that the physical environment may limit some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment.(1,IDK)
  17. 27. A network of processes that starts with the extraction of raw materials and ends with the transportation of finished goods to the market. (5,CC)
  18. 28. An approach to planning and development based on how towns and cities developed in the past. It promotes sustainable and efficient growth. This also shows how land is used and split up in today's society.(6,VIT)
  19. 29. To change boundaries to where they are at the advantage of a party or class. Can be seen with Democrats and Republicans during elections in the United States.(4,IDK)
  20. 32. Describes the adoption of certain cultural and social characteristics of one society by another society.(3,CC)