ap human geography vocabulary Flashcards
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absolute location
cartography
circular pattern
cultural landscapes
The exact position of an object or place, measured within the…
science or art of making maps
Objects that circle another object, another name for it is Cen…
The products of complex interactions between humans and their…
absolute location
The exact position of an object or place, measured within the…
cartography
science or art of making maps
Antecedent Boundary
Balance of Power
Boundary
Buffer State
A boundary that was drawn across an area prior to the area bec…
A condition of roughly equal strength between opposing countri…
An invisible line that marks the extent of a state's territory
A neutral state between two warring states (e.g. Mongolia, bet…
Antecedent Boundary
A boundary that was drawn across an area prior to the area bec…
Balance of Power
A condition of roughly equal strength between opposing countri…
absolute location
cartography
circular pattern
cultural landscapes
The exact position of an object or place, measured within the…
science or art of making maps
Objects that circle another object, another name for it is Cen…
The products of complex interactions between humans and their…
absolute location
The exact position of an object or place, measured within the…
cartography
science or art of making maps
Development
Foreign direct investment
Gross domestic product
Gross national product
A process of improvement in the material conditions of people…
Investment made by a foreign company in the economy of another…
The total value of goods and services produced within the bord…
The total value of goods ad services, including income receive…
Development
A process of improvement in the material conditions of people…
Foreign direct investment
Investment made by a foreign company in the economy of another…
Polytheistic Religion
Animism
Universalizing Religion
Ethnic Religion
belief system in which multiple deities are revered as creator…
the belief that inanimate objects, such as hills, trees, rocks…
A religion that appeals to all people and in some cases great…
a religion that is particular to one, culturally distinct, gro…
Polytheistic Religion
belief system in which multiple deities are revered as creator…
Animism
the belief that inanimate objects, such as hills, trees, rocks…
annexation
bid-rent theory
core based statistical area (CBSA)
central business district (CBD)
legally adding land area to a city in the United States
the closer to the CBD, the higher the rent goes up; the farthe…
in the United States, the combination of all metropolitan stat…
the downtown or nucleus of a city where retail stores, offices…
annexation
legally adding land area to a city in the United States
bid-rent theory
the closer to the CBD, the higher the rent goes up; the farthe…
culture
habit
custom
________ refers to the totality of cust…
common set of beliefs, attitudes, norms, and values
a repetitive action of an individual
a repetitive action of a group
Culture
culture
common set of beliefs, attitudes, norms, and values
habit
a repetitive action of an individual
absolute location
cartography
circular pattern
cultural landscapes
The exact position of an object or place, measured within the…
science or art of making maps
Objects that circle another object, another name for it is Cen…
The products of complex interactions between humans and their…
absolute location
The exact position of an object or place, measured within the…
cartography
science or art of making maps
Accent
Dialect
Extinct Language
Isogloss
A distinctive mode of pronunciation of a language, especially…
A regional variation of a language distinguished by vocabulary…
A language that no longer has any speakers, or that is no long…
A geographic boundary line delimiting the area in which a give…
Accent
A distinctive mode of pronunciation of a language, especially…
Dialect
A regional variation of a language distinguished by vocabulary…
Agricultural Density
Arithmetic Density
Base Line
Cartography
The ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land…
The total number of people divided by the total land area
An east-west line designated under the Land Ordinance of 1785…
The science of mapmaking
Agricultural Density
The ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land…
Arithmetic Density
The total number of people divided by the total land area
ethnicity
nationality
race
racism
Cultural traits; Identity with people who share cultural tradi…
Identity as member of a nation/state; Legal status (citizenshi…
Physical traits; Identity with a group of people based on a bi…
A belief in superiority or inferiority of people purely becaus…
ethnicity
Cultural traits; Identity with people who share cultural tradi…
nationality
Identity as member of a nation/state; Legal status (citizenshi…
Political Geography
Territory
Sovereignty
Nation
A subdivision of human geography focused on the nature and imp…
Area of land controlled by a nation.
A principle of international relations that holds that final a…
Legally, a term encompassing all the citizens of a state. Most…
Political Geography
A subdivision of human geography focused on the nature and imp…
Territory
Area of land controlled by a nation.
absolute location
cartography
circular pattern
cultural landscapes
The exact position of an object or place, measured within the…
science or art of making maps
Objects that circle another object, another name for it is Cen…
The products of complex interactions between humans and their…
absolute location
The exact position of an object or place, measured within the…
cartography
science or art of making maps
absolute location
cartography
circular pattern
cultural landscapes
The exact position of an object or place, measured within the…
science or art of making maps
Objects that circle another object, another name for it is Cen…
The products of complex interactions between humans and their…
absolute location
The exact position of an object or place, measured within the…
cartography
science or art of making maps
Consumer goods
Core-periphery model
Crude birth rate
Dependency Theory
commodities bought and used by consumers, not manufacturers fo…
Model of the distribution of wealth and development. MDC = cor…
number of live births per 1000 people per year per year. Crude…
Notion that resources flow from periphery to wealthy core, enr…
Consumer goods
commodities bought and used by consumers, not manufacturers fo…
Core-periphery model
Model of the distribution of wealth and development. MDC = cor…
agribusiness
agriculture
aquaculture
biotechnology
A large-scale farming enterprise
The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
The cultivation of seafood under controlled conditions.
the branch of engineering science in which biological science…
agribusiness
A large-scale farming enterprise
agriculture
The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
absolute location
cartography
cultural landscapes
distortion
The exact position of an object or place, measured within the…
science or art of making maps
The products of complex interactions between humans and their…
a change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is…
absolute location
The exact position of an object or place, measured within the…
cartography
science or art of making maps
Religion
Monotheistic Religion
Polytheistic Religion
Animistic Religion
a system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order life…
belief system in which one supreme being is revered as creator…
belief system in which multiple deities are revered as creator…
the belief that inanimate objects, such as hills, trees, rocks…
Religion
a system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order life…
Monotheistic Religion
belief system in which one supreme being is revered as creator…
Basic Industries
Business services
Central Place
Central Place theory
Industries that sell their products or services primarily to c…
Services that primarily meet the needs of other businesses.
A market center for the exchange of services by people attract…
A theory that explains the distribution of services, based on…
Basic Industries
Industries that sell their products or services primarily to c…
Business services
Services that primarily meet the needs of other businesses.
Religion
Secularism
Monotheistic Religion
Polytheistic Religion
a system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order life…
the idea that ethical and moral standards should be formulated…
belief system in which one supreme being is revered as creator…
belief system in which multiple deities are revered as creator…
Religion
a system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order life…
Secularism
the idea that ethical and moral standards should be formulated…