AP Human Geography Terms

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Across
  1. 2. (IDK-U1)view that natural environment has a controlling influence over various aspects of human life, including cultural development
  2. 3. (IDK-U7)transfer of some types of jobs, especially those requiring low-paid, less skilled workers, from more developed to less developed countries.
  3. 6. (CC-U3)A force that divides people and countries
  4. 7. (CC-U2)positive factors that attract people to new areas from other areas
  5. 8. (VIT-U5)The deliberate effort to modify a portion of Earth's surface through the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock for sustenance or economic gain. Unit 5 is all about agriculture.
  6. 10. (IDK-U4)a political movement that is strongly tied to nationalism
  7. 12. (VIT-U7)economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories. We talked about this a lot during unit 7.
  8. 15. (IDK-U5)cross pollinating two genetically different strains to result in 3rd strain with different strains
  9. 17. (IDK-U3)A person who supports a certain religion
  10. 18. (CC-U6)the maximum distance people are willing to travel to get a product or service
  11. 22. (CC-U6)the minimum number of people needed for a business to operate
  12. 24. (VIT-U1)an area having unique physical and human characteristics interconnected with other places. Unit 1 is about the characteristics of places.
  13. 25. (VIT-U3)The sum total of knowledge, attitudes and habitual behavior patterns shared and transmitted by the members of a society. Unit 3 is about culture.
  14. 27. (CC-U2)something that encourages an individual to migrate away from a certain place
  15. 29. (CC-U1)descriptive information, usually in the form of text
  16. 31. (IDK-U5)An ecosystem created by agriculture
  17. 32. (IDK-U4)the geographical situation in which something occurs
  18. 33. (IDK-U2)the seasonal movement of livestock (herding) between mountains and lowland pastures
  19. 34. (VIT-U6)A group that works to develop an entire region to attract industries to a specific area. Unit 6 is about all the ways that cities are designed and planned.
  20. 35. (IDK-U6)The authority of a government to take private property when doing so serves the public's interests
Down
  1. 1. (CC-U5)yields a large amount of output per acre through less intensive farming
  2. 4. (VIT-U4)a group of people with common cultural characteristics. We discussed this for the majority of the unit.
  3. 5. (IDK-U6)a property which has the presence or potential to be a hazardous waste, pollutant or contaminant
  4. 9. (CC-U5)a form of subsistence agriculture in which farmers must expend a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land.
  5. 11. (CC-U7)a total accounting of a nation's output, including all expenditures, revenues, and profits
  6. 13. (VIT-U2)a tool demographers use to categorize countries' population growth rates and economic structures. We used this model a lot during unit 2.
  7. 14. (CC-U7)the total monetary value, in US dollars, of all the goods, services, and investments produced by a country in a year.
  8. 16. (CC-U4)a state where laws are administered uniformly by one central government
  9. 19. (IDK-U1)a central point in a functional culture region where functions are coordinated and directed
  10. 20. (CC-U1)any pieces of information that can be displayed using numbers
  11. 21. (CC-U3)an attitude that unifies people and enhances support for a state
  12. 23. (IDK-U7)industry in which the production of goods and services is based in homes
  13. 26. (IDK-U3)a collaborative process by which we can shape our public realm in order to maximize shared value
  14. 28. (IDK-U2)types of push or pull factors that influence a migrant's decision to go where family or friends have already found success
  15. 30. (CC-U4)governmental authority is shared among a central government and various other smaller, regional authorities