AP Test Flashcards

1
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What is devolution

A

A shift of unitary to federal government. A state gains sovereignty.

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1
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What were Von Thunen’s main ideas?

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The closer to the CBD, the cheaper the land.

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2
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What was Von Thunen’s model based on?

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perishability and cost of labor

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3
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What is the order of Von Thunen’s rings?

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  1. Market
  2. Dairy
  3. Lumber
  4. Grain
  5. Livestock
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4
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the _____ of distance results in a _______ of interaction.

A

increase
decrease

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5
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Time Space Compression

A

As transport and comms get better, distance seems less.

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6
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Environmental Determinism

A

The environment is your boss

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7
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Gross National Product/Income

A

money made by citizens per year

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8
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Gross Domestic Production

A

money made from goods and services in a country per year

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9
Q

Small Scale Analysis
examples

A

global, continental, state

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10
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Small scale analysis shows _____ area with _____ data.

A

large area, little data

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11
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Large Scale Analysis
examples

A

local, county, country

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12
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Large scale analysis shows _____ area with _____ data.

A

small area, large amout of data

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13
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Quaternary Jobs need advanced ___________

A

education and skill

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14
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Quaternary Jobs have _____ wages

A

high

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15
Q

3 Examples of Quaternary jobs

A

fianace, software, data

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16
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Quaternary jobs ______ & ______ information

A

process and manage

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17
Q

Nation

A

A group of people with same culture

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18
Q

States have good _____ and they have ______

A

government and sovereignty

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19
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Suburban Sprawl

A

build up, more expensive

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20
Q

World cities have ______ power

A

global

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21
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World cities have power over ______ (3)

A

economy, culture, politics

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22
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Gall Peters Projection
Good: accurate ______
Bad:______ distortion

A

accurate area and size
pole distortion

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23
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Rank size rule
the 2nd largest city is ___ the size of the largest city

A

1/2

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24
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Rank size rule
the 3rd largest city is ___
the size of the largest city

A

1/3

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25
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Quinary jobs have ________ income

A

very very high

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26
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Quinary jobs ______ info

A

create and control

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27
Q

Examples of Quinary jobs (give 2)

A

government, managers, researchers

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28
Q

Arithmetic

A

Pop / total land

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29
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Physiological

A

pop / arable land

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30
Q

Gender Inequality Index
high is ______
low is _______

A

high is good
low is bad

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31
Q

The European Union
Tariffs were ____

A

eliminated

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32
Q

The European Union
allows ______

A

sovereignty

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33
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Toponym

A

The name of a place based on culture and history

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34
Q

Site

A

environmental feature

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35
Q

Tertiary Jobs are ______ workforce

A

today’s

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36
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Tertiary jobs provide ____

A

services

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37
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Boserup
more people means _____ food because of _______ tech

A

more
better

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38
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Extensive Farming

A

uses resources to the minimum

39
Q

Nation State

A

A state with one nation

40
Q

GIS stands for ___

A

Geographic Informational System

41
Q

GIS does _______

A

stores, analyzes, and displays data in layers

42
Q

Stateless Nation

A

A nation without a country

43
Q

Agricultural Population

A

farmes / arable land

44
Q

Primary jobs require

A

physical labor

45
Q

Primary jobs give _____ pay

A

low

46
Q

Give 3 examples of primary jobs

A

farming, fishing, mining, forestry

47
Q

Secondary Jobs _____ products

A

make

48
Q

Give 2 examples of secondary jobs

A

manufacturing and building

49
Q

GPS stands for

A

global positioning system

50
Q

GPS does….

A

recognize absolute location

51
Q

Functional Region

A

organized and defined by place and activity

52
Q

Perceptual Region

A

defined by individual

53
Q

Formal Region

A

united by traits

54
Q

Intensive Farming

A

uses resources to the MAX

55
Q

Thomas Malthus’s theory is based on _____

A

carrying capacity

56
Q

Malthus believes that there will not be enough

A

food to support the population

57
Q

Mega city

A

a population of at least 10 million

58
Q

Contaigous Diffusion

A

through close contact

59
Q

Stimulus Diffusion

A

spread but changed

60
Q

Meta city

A

a population of at least 20 million

61
Q

Human Development Index is developed with (3)

A

life expectancy, average years of school, expected years of school, GNPPP

62
Q

Neo Malthusians are worried about _______

A

sustainability

63
Q

Neo Malthusians believe that we will_____

A

kill the world

64
Q

Suburbanization
people move _______cities
people move ______ suburbs

A

out of
into

65
Q

Mercator
Good: &
Bad: ______ distortion

A

direction and shape
pole distortion

66
Q

Complimentary (country)

A

how much can a country supply for other countries

67
Q

Situation

A

how a place connects to other places

68
Q

Robinson Projection

A

no specific majorities, everything is evenly distorted

69
Q

The Green Revolution resulted in __________ (positive) (give 3)

A

higher yield, cheaper food, less famine

70
Q

The Green Revolution resulted in _________ (negative) (give 3)

A

pollution, decrease of biodiversity, more machines

71
Q

What forms of farming/food production did the Green Revolution result in? (give 3)

A

DNA modification, GMO’s, monocropping

72
Q

How did the Green Revolution impact Africa? (give 3)

A

lack of infrastructure, lack of gov., bad climate

73
Q

How did the Green Revolution impact women?

A

Women had less job expectations, they were expected to do farm work

74
Q

Housing Discrimination
(two types)

A

Redlining and Blockbusting

75
Q

How did urbanization effect home affordability?

A

There are less homes with greater price of homes.

76
Q

Migrants that move to an urbanizing city are most likely to live in ______ (2)

A

Squatter Settlements or Inclusionary Zones.

77
Q

LDC’s have a majority ______ economy.

A

Informal

78
Q

MDC’s have ________ jobs.

A

tertiary, quaternary, and quinary

79
Q

LDC’s have ______ jobs

A

Primary and Secondary

80
Q

LDC’s have a _____ TFR

A

Higher

81
Q

LDC’s have a _____ IMR

A

Higher

82
Q

LDC’s have ___ healthcare.

A

less

83
Q

LDC’s have a _____ life expectancy rate.

A

lower

84
Q

LDC’s have a _____ literacy rates.

A

lower

85
Q

Gender Inequality Index is measured by ______ (give 5)

A

Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR), teen pregnancy rate, women in power, education access for women, and jobs for women.

86
Q

The GINI coefficient measures how many _____ & ______ people there are.

A

rich and poor

87
Q

MDC’s have a _____ GINI

A

low, equal

88
Q

LDC’s have a _____ GINI

A

high, inequal

89
Q

Cultural Convergence is when…

A

two cultures adopt each other’s traits

90
Q

Population Pyramids
High birth rate, high death rate
The cause is ______.
It is stage ____.

A

Malnutrition
stage 1

91
Q

Population Pyramids
High birth rate, decreasing death rate.
The cause is decrease _____ and ________ advances.
It is stage ___.

A

A decrease of illness and medical advances

Stage 2

92
Q

Population Pyramids
Decreasing births, decreasing deaths.
This because of ____ and ____.
This is stage___.

A

Age and Lifestyle

Stage 3

93
Q

Population Pyramids
Low Birth rates, Low death rates.
It is stage ___.

A

Stage 4

94
Q

Population Pyramids
Rising birth rates and low death rates.
It is stage ____.

A

Stage 5

95
Q

Why are population pyramids not helpful? (2)

A

They do not show causes and they do not predict the future.

96
Q

Migrants move to _____
because of ______ opportunities.

A

Large cities
Job opportunities