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AP Human Geography Exam Review Part 5
This deck covers key concepts and terms from AP Human Geography, focusing on cultural, agricultural, and urban geography, as well as economic and political geography.
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
maquiladora
A foreign-owned assembly company located in the United States-Mexico border region in order to take advantage of cheaper labor, favorable tax breaks, ...
material culture
The artifacts (tangible things) of a culture such as tools, weapons, and furniture
mediterranean agriculture
A form of specialized agriculture in which crops grown in a Mediterranean climate of warm year-round temperatures and sunny summers (grapes, olives, f...
megacity
A metropolitan area with a total population of over 10 million people according to the United Nations
megalopolis
A group of supercities that have merged together into one large urban area
mentifact
Nonmaterial parts of a culture such as language, religion, artistic pursuits, folk stories, myths, etc.
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
maquiladora | A foreign-owned assembly company located in the United States-Mexico border region in order to take advantage of cheaper labor, favorable tax breaks, and lax environmental regulations |
material culture | The artifacts (tangible things) of a culture such as tools, weapons, and furniture |
mediterranean agriculture | A form of specialized agriculture in which crops grown in a Mediterranean climate of warm year-round temperatures and sunny summers (grapes, olives, figs, dates, citrus fruits, etc.) are grown |
megacity | A metropolitan area with a total population of over 10 million people according to the United Nations |
megalopolis | A group of supercities that have merged together into one large urban area |
mentifact | Nonmaterial parts of a culture such as language, religion, artistic pursuits, folk stories, myths, etc. |
mental map | A map in one's mind |
metes-and-bounds land survey system | A land survey system used in North America where natural boundaries such as rivers, trees, and large rocks were used to mark land boundaries |
Meridian | A line of identical longitude |
migration | The movement of humans from one place to another |
Millenium Development Goals | The United Nations mandate of eight development goals designed to eliminate poverty by the year 2015 |
model | A simplified generalization of something in real life |
modern commercial agriculture | Large-scale agricultural production for profit using specialized methods, technologies, and genetically engineered seeds |
monoculture | The production of a single crop for commercial markets (corn, wheat, rice, etc.) |
monotheism | A religion that worships one God |
multiple-nuclei model | A model of urban land use developed by Harris and Ullman based on separated and specialized multiple nuclei |
multiplier effect | The ratio of non-basic jobs to basic jobs that shows the effect basic job creation has on the creation of non-basic jobs |
nation | A unified group of people with a common culture |
nationalism | A strong love of, and loyalty to, one's country |
nation-state | A state in which over 90 percent of the population is comprised of a specific culture or group of people |
neo-colonialism | The periphery's continued exploitation by, and dependency on, the core in modern times even though they are no longer colonies |
neo-Fordism | The evolution of mass production into a more responsive system geared to the nuances of mass consumption by using flexible production systems that allow production processes to shift quickly between various products |
New Urbanism | An urban design movement that emphasizes the pedestrian-friendly return to earlier close-knit neighborhoods and a sense of community |
non-basic sector | Goods and services produced by urban workers for people employed within the urban area |
nonmaterial culture | Mentifacts (language, religion, artistic purposes, folk stories, myths, etc.) and sociofacts (educational and political institutions, religious organizations, family structure, etc.) that comprise a culture |
offshoring | The practice of contracting with a third-party service provider in another country to take over or supervise part of the business operations |
organic farming | The process of producing good naturally without the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and other inputs |
outsourcing | The production of goods and parts abroad for sale in one's own country |
pastoralism | A form of subsistence agriculture in which animals are herded in a seasonal migratory pattern |
pidgin | A simplified language created by merging two other languages |