AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY EXAM REVIEW

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Across
  1. 1. type of diffusion where an idea, principle or innovation underlying a phenomena spreads to a small portion of a population, even though the phenomena itself may not be diffused
  2. 3. type of diffusion where the spread of something from one place to another happens in a “snowballing” process
  3. 4. theory that unchecked population growth would eventually outstrip food supply
  4. 5. used to estimate the amount of interaction between two cities
  5. 7. graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age cohorts in a population
  6. 11. model that describes the changes in disease patterns over the course of a country’s development
  7. 13. model that explains the changing importance of different economic sectors as an economy changes over time
  8. 15. a city which dominates in economics, social factors, and politics and is disproportionately larger than others
  9. 17. model of a place where concentration of culture traits that characterizes a region is greatest
  10. 18. type of diffusion where an idea is spread from a person or organization that holds authority over others
  11. 19. theory of political geography that land based power is the key to world domination
Down
  1. 1. explains the reduction in time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place, as a result of improved communications and transportation system
  2. 2. type of diffusion where a particular characteristic is rapidly transmitted through the population
  3. 3. theory that climate and terrain were the major determinants of the development of civilization (opposite of possibilism)
  4. 6. model that postulates that economic growth occurs in five basic stages of varying length
  5. 8. model that refers to the transition from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates as a country develops
  6. 9. type of diffusion where the phenomena moves into new areas, but leaves behind its origin or source
  7. 10. theory that explains the spatial arrangement, size, and number of settlements
  8. 12. explains the size of cities in a country
  9. 14. theory of industrial location in which an industry is located where the transportation costs of raw materials and final product is a minimum
  10. 16. based on the perishability of products and the cost of transportation