Ap Human Geography Trimester 1

Front 1

The set of processes that are increasing interactions, deepening relationships, and heightening independence regardless of national boundaries are called _______ processes.

Back 1

The set of processes that are increasing interactions, deepening relationships, and heightening independence regardless of national boundaries are called "Globalization" processes.

Front 2

___________ work well for locating and navigating between places, while __________ maps display one or more variable across a specific place.

Back 2

"Reference" maps work well for locating and navigating between places, while "Thematic" maps display one or more variable across a specific place.

Front 3

The center and place of origin of a cultural tradition is called a __________.

Back 3

The center and place of origin of a cultural tradition is called a "Cultural Hearth".

Front 4

The degree of direct linkage between one particular location and other locations in a transport network is referred to as ____________.

Back 4

The degree of direct linkage between one particular location and other locations in a transport network is referred to as "Connectivity".

Front 5

Scale is an extremely important concept in Human Geography because spatial _______________.

Back 5

Scale is an extremely important concept in Human Geography because spatial "Relationships can vary depending on scale".

Front 6

Which geographical theme would involve the study of the impact of the drainage of part of the Everglades?

Back 6

Human-environment Interaction

Front 7

__________ refers to the infusing of a locality with meaning and emotion.

Back 7

"Sense of Place" refers to the infusing of a locality with meaning and emotion.

Front 8

Baseball is a U.S _________ adopted by the Japanese.

Back 8

Baseball is a U.S "Cultural Trait" adopted by the Japanese.

Front 9

The physical location of a place using the Earth latitude-longitude grid is properly called the ______________.

Back 9

The physical location of a place using the Earth latitude-longitude grid is properly called the "Absolute Location".

Front 10

The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called ______________.

Back 10

The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called "Relative Location".

Front 11

The mental map you have of places you routinely visit is a map of your ______________.

Back 11

The mental map you have of places you routinely visit is a map of your "Activity Spaces".

Front 12

Give me 1 example of a formal region.

Back 12

Map illustrating Columbian communities in the U.S

Front 13

Give me 1 example of a functional region.

Back 13

~An urban center and its surrounding environs.
~Greater Metro Boston

Front 14

Which form of diffusion cannot be spread via the media?

Back 14

Relocation Diffusion

Front 15

The greater the distance from the hearth the less likely an innovation will be adopted. This is referred to as:

Back 15

Time-distance Decay

Front 16

The lack of penetration of alcoholic beverages in Islamic regions illustrates the effect of _________ on cultural diffusion.

Back 16

The lack of penetration of alcoholic beverages in Islamic regions illustrates the effect of "Cultural Barriers" on cultural diffusion.

Front 17

Give 1 example of Stimulus Diffusion.

Back 17

PC & Apple competition.

Front 18

Give 1 example of Hierarchical Diffusion.

Back 18

Hip-hop/Rap music.

Front 19

Give 1 example of Contagious Diffusion.

Back 19

Ideas placed on the internet.

Front 20

Give 1 example of Relocation Diffusion.

Back 20

Spread of AIDS from New York, California, & Florida.

Front 21

Arithmetic Density

Back 21

The total number of people divided by the total land area. This is what most people think of as density; how many people per area of land.

Front 22

Physiological Density

Back 22

The number of people per unit of area of arable land, which is land suitable for agriculture.

Front 23

Sequent Occupance

Back 23

The notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape. This is an important concept in geography because it symbolizes how humans interact with their surroundings.

Front 24

Space-time Compression

Back 24

The reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place, as a result of improved communications and transportation system.

Front 25

Connectivity

Back 25

The relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space.

Front 26

Spatial Distribution

Back 26

Physical location of geographic phenomena across SPACE.

Front 27

Formal Region

Back 27

homogenous region is an area within which everyone shares in common one or mare distinctive characteristics.

Front 28

Functional Region

Back 28

Area organized around a node or focal point. The characteristic chosen to define a functional region dominates at a central focus or node and diminishes in importance outward.

Front 29

Possibilism

Back 29

The physical environment may limit some human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment.

Front 30

What are the five themes of Human Geography?

Back 30

1. Location
2. Place
3. Region
4. Movement
5. Human Environment Interaction

Front 31

Give 1 example of Location.

Back 31

The Walmart is located where it is because it is near housing developments and neighborhoods. This is convenient for the people living in the house because they can get supplies faster and more efficiently. This is also convenient for the store because the more people that are able to go to the store, means the more possible profit.

Front 32

Give 1 example of Movement.

Back 32

A substantial amount of Cubans migrated to Miami, Florida.

Front 33

Give 1 example of Region.

Back 33

The South.

Front 34

Give 1 example of Human Environment Action.

Back 34

The drainage of parts of the Everglades in Florida.

Front 35

Give 1 example of Place.

Back 35

Pizza Time.

Front 36

In the early 21st century, the largest number of refugees is located on which of the following continents?

Back 36

Africa.

Front 37

What are Ravenstein's Laws of Migration?

Back 37

1. Every migration flow generates a return or counter-migration.
2. Majority of migrants move short distances.
3. Migrants moving long distances usually settle in big cities.
4. Urban residents are less migratory than rural dwellers.
5. Families less likely to migrate internationally (externally) than young adults.

Front 38

A rectangle-shaped population pyramid indicates a country that is __________.

Back 38

A rectangle-shaped population pyramid indicates a country that is "Growing slowly or not at all".

Front 39

Before 1500, global-scale migration occurred _________.

Back 39

Before 1500, global-scale migration occurred "Within Europe only".

Front 40

Nineteenth century American English contains words that are Dutch, Native-American, Spanish, French, and German. Most of this growth of the language was the product of _______________.

Back 40

Nineteenth century American English contains words that are Dutch, Native-American, Spanish, French, and German. Most of this growth of the language was the product of "Relocation Diffusion of various groups."

Front 41

Most nomadic movement takes place according to travel patterns that are _____________.

Back 41

Most nomadic movement takes place according to travel patterns that are "Repeated time and time again".

Front 42

Islands of Development have historically been __________.

Back 42

Islands of Development have historically been "Coastal cities".

Front 43

In the United States during the early twenty-first century, internal migration streams were moving people from _______________.

Back 43

In the United States during the early twenty-first century, internal migration streams were moving people from "East to West and North to South".

Front 44

Sub-saharan Africa's high mortality rate is strongly influenced by _______.

Back 44

Sub-saharan Africa's high mortality rate is strongly influenced by "AIDS".

Front 45

The arithmetic density of population for a country is determined by dividing the total __________.

Back 45

The arithmetic density of population for a country is determined by dividing the total The arithmetic density of population for a country is determined by dividing the total "Population by the total area".

Front 46

The percentage of people who are too young or too old to work in society comprises the __________.

Back 46

The percentage of people who are too young or too old to work in society comprises the "Dependency Ratio".

Front 47

Cultural Landscape

Back 47

The forms superimposed on the physical environment by humans.

Front 48

Population policy usually involves limitations on:

Back 48

Fertility levels, immigration levels, and selected ethnic groups.

Front 49

A perceptual region's boundaries are _______________________.

Back 49

A perceptual region's boundaries are "Fuzzy because they allow for individual interpretation".

Front 50

Almost everywhere on Earth, TFR's are ____________.

Back 50

Almost everywhere on Earth, TFR's are "Falling".

Front 51

The long-term relocation of an individual, household, or group to a new location outside the community of origin is called:

Back 51

Migration.

Front 52

The importance of the spatial approach that geographers use in their studies is that it shows:

Back 52

The arrangement and organization of things on the surface of the Earth.

Front 53

Contagious Diffusion

Back 53

Exemplified by the spread of a non-vectored disease.

Front 54

Expansion Diffusion

Back 54

Movement of innovation or idea.

Front 55

Stimulus Diffusion

Back 55

Involves a level of cultural adaption and cultural appropriation.

Front 56

Hierarchical Diffusion

Back 56

Based upon level of interconnectedness.

Front 57

Relocation Diffusion

Back 57

Cannot be spread through the media.

Front 58

2/3 of World Population

Back 58

East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe

Front 59

Carrying Capacity

Back 59

Largest number of individuals of a population that a environment can support

Front 60

Material Culture

Back 60

The things a group of people construct, such as art, houses, clothing, sports, dance, and food.

Front 61

Nonmaterial Culture

Back 61

The beliefs, practices, aesthetics, and values of a group of people.

Front 62

Popular Culture

Back 62

~Wide-ranging and heterogeneous
~Stretches across identities and across the world.
~Cultural traits such as music, dance, clothing, and food.
~Changes frequently.
~Present/ubiquitous on the cultural landscape.
~Typically urban.

Front 63

Local culture

Back 63

A group of people who see themselves as
~a collective or a community, who share experiences, customs, and traits.
~who work to preserve those traits and customs in order to claim uniqueness and to distinguish themselves from others.

Front 64

Urban Local Cultures

Back 64

~Create ethnic neighborhoods/enclaves.
~Create a space to practice their customs.

Front 65

Local cultures have two goals:

Back 65

1) Keeping other cultures out.
2) Keeping their own culture in.

Front 66

Neolocalism

Back 66

Seeking out the regional culture and reinvigorating it in response to the uncertainty of the modern world.

Front 67

Rural Local Cultures

Back 67

~Migration into rural areas is less frequent.
~Can better separate their culture from others and from popular culture.
~Can define their own space.
~Daily life my be defined by a shared economic activity.

Front 68

Placelessness

Back 68

The loss of uniqueness of place in the cultural landscape so that one place looks like the next.

Front 69

Four stages of Demographic Transition?

Back 69

1. Low growth
2. High growth
3. Moderate Growth
4. Stationary

Front 70

Give 1 example of Expansive Population Policy.

Back 70

Sweden today.

Front 71

Give 1 example of Restrictive Population Policy.

Back 71

China today.

Front 72

Give 1 example of Eugenic Population Policy.

Back 72

Nazi Germany.

Front 73

Transhumance

Back 73

Seasonal migration of live stock between mountains and lowland pasture areas.

Front 74

Chain migration

Back 74

When one family member migrates to a new country and the rest of the family follows shortly after.

Example: Mexico.

Front 75

Gravity Model

Back 75

Predicts that the optimal location of a service is directly related to the number of people in the area and inversely related to the distance people must travel to access it.