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AP Human Geography Exam Review Part 3

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This deck covers key terms and concepts from AP Human Geography, including types of states, cultural regions, economic zones, and processes like globalization and gentrification.

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ecumene

The part of the Earth that is fit for humans to live

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Term
Definition
ecumene
The part of the Earth that is fit for humans to live
edge city
A new urban complex that consists of a large node of office buildings and commercial operations with more workers than residents
elongated state
A state that is long and narrow, such as Vietnam or Chile
enclave
A piece of territory completely surrounded by another territory of which it is not a part
environmental determinism
The theory that human behavior is controlled by the physical environment
ethnic enclave
A residential community where the residents either voluntarily live, or are forced to live, in a segregated (separated) fashion due to race, religion,...

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TermDefinition
ecumene
The part of the Earth that is fit for humans to live
edge city
A new urban complex that consists of a large node of office buildings and commercial operations with more workers than residents
elongated state
A state that is long and narrow, such as Vietnam or Chile
enclave
A piece of territory completely surrounded by another territory of which it is not a part
environmental determinism
The theory that human behavior is controlled by the physical environment
ethnic enclave
A residential community where the residents either voluntarily live, or are forced to live, in a segregated (separated) fashion due to race, religion, or ethnicity
ethnic island
A small ethnic settlement centered in the middle of a larger group of the population
ethnic religion
A religion that is part of a particular ethnic or political group (Judaism, for example)
ethnocentrism
The belief that one's own ethnic group is superior to all others
exclave
An outlier, or piece of a territory, that is completely enclosed within the borders of another country
exclusive economic zone (EEZ)
An expanse of water up to 200 natural nautical miles off a country's coast that is designated for that country's natural resource exploration and exploitation
export-processing zones (EPZs)
Small areas of a country with exceptional investment and trading conditions that are created by its government to stimulate and attract foreign investors and business
federal state
A type of government that gives local political units such as states or provinces within a country a measure of power
First Agricultural Revolution
The domestication of plants and animals and the resulting start of a sedentary society (also called the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution)
first effective settlement
The first group (charter group) of settlers who establish a new and lasting culture and society in an area
fixed cost
The cost of land, plant, and machinery that is not variable
folk culture
A homogenous group of people with a strong family structure who follow a simple, traditional lifestyle of self-sufficiency and independence from the society's cultural mainstream
footloose firms
Firms that produce something that requires minimal transport costs
Fordism
The process (named after Henry Ford, its founder) of using assembly-line techniques and scientific management in manufacturing
formal region
A region with a high level of consistency in a certain culture of physical attribute
forward capital
A capital city that is located away from the core region for economic or political reasons in a symbolic gesture
fragmented state
A state that has two or more areas of territory separated by another country
functional region
A region with a node, or center hub surrounded by interconnecting linkages. Usually connections relate to trade, communication, transportation, etc.
gateway city
A city that served as the control center for a former colonial power
gentrification
The process of renovating an older, run-down neighborhood near the center city by middle-class and high-income families
geographic information system (GIS)
The marriage of mapping software with a database for the purpose of overlaying various data layers on a basic, locational map grid
gerrymandering
The process of redrawing territorial district boundaries to favor a certain political party
ghetto
An ethnic enclave where the residents live segregated (separated) by race, religion, or ethnicity in a voluntary or sometimes, forced, manner
ghettoization
The concentration of a certain group of residents in a certain residential area against their will through legal means or social discrimination
globalization
The increasing interconnection of all regions in the world through politics, communication, transportation, marketing, manufacturing, and social and cultural processes