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AP Human Geography Exam Review Part 7
This deck covers key concepts and definitions from AP Human Geography, focusing on boundaries, migration, economic activities, and cultural geography.
relict boundary
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
relict boundary
An old boundary between countries that is no longer used
remote sensing
The process of detecting the nature of an area from a distance
replacement level
The population level necessary to assure the population continues to replace itself
representative fraction
The scale of a map represented as a ratio or fraction, such as 1:25,000
Rostow's model of economic development
A model of development for countries based on stages of economic growth and modernization. Also called modernization theory.
rural-to-urban migration
The movement of people from the countryside to the city usually in search of economic opportunities (jobs) and a better life (both 'pull' factors of m...
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
relict boundary | An old boundary between countries that is no longer used |
remote sensing | The process of detecting the nature of an area from a distance |
replacement level | The population level necessary to assure the population continues to replace itself |
representative fraction | The scale of a map represented as a ratio or fraction, such as 1:25,000 |
Rostow's model of economic development | A model of development for countries based on stages of economic growth and modernization. Also called modernization theory. |
rural-to-urban migration | The movement of people from the countryside to the city usually in search of economic opportunities (jobs) and a better life (both 'pull' factors of migration) |
scale | The degree of generalization on a map. Scale can also mean the size of a unit on a map as a ratio of its size on the map to the same units on the Earth's surface. |
secondary economic activities | Economic activities that involve the processing of raw materials into finished goods by manufacturing |
sector model | The model of urban land use developed by Hoyt that shows urban growth in pie-shaped wedges, or sectors, based on transportation improvements |
secularism | The rejection of all religious beliefs and is spreading rapidly in certain areas of the world such as Europe |
segregation | The physical separation of two groups of a population (in the United States this is usually based on race) |
sense of place | The special perception we have of a certain place based on our feelings, emotions, and associations with that place |
separatism | The striving to become separate from a larger group |
Second Agricultural Revolution | An agricultural revolution starting in the 17th century that increased efficiency of crop production and distribution through use of new machinery |
sedentary | The condition where a group of humans is able to live in one location and grow crops and raise animals |
sequent occupance | The concept that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape |
shamanism | A form of tribal, or traditional, religion that reveres a particular person, the shaman, as one with special healing or magic powers |
shifting agriculture | The form of subsistence agriculture in which crops are grown in different fields on a rotating basis |
site | The physical location of a place |
situation | The location of a place based on its relation to other places |
specialty farming | Farming that grows crops to provide small upscale niche markets with fresh produce |
sociofacts | The educational and political institutions, religious organizations, family structure, etc. that make up the nonmaterial aspects of a culture |
sovereignty | The internationally recognized exercise of a country's power over its people and territory |
space | The extent of area that is occupied by something |
spatial diffusion | The spread of something over time or space |
spread effects | Benefits to the peripheral region that accrue because of economic development in the nearby core region |
state | A country, or political unit in which the Earth is divided |
step migration | The series of small moves of a migrant to reach a destination |
subsequent boundary | A boundary drawn after a cultural landscape is already in place |
subsistence agriculture | A form of agriculture in which everything that is produced is consumed by that population. Forms of subsistence agriculture including shifting, swidden/slash-and-burn, and intensive subsistence |