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AP Human Geography Exam Review Part 5

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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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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

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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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TermDefinition
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