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AP Human Geo > Unit 1-6 Vocab > Flashcards

Unit 1-6 Vocab Flashcards

1
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people divided by total land area

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arithmetic density

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2
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people divided by arable land

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physiological density

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3
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farmers divided by arable land

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agricultural density

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4
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the physical character of a place; what is found at the location and why it is significant

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site

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5
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the location of a place relative to other places

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situation

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6
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the name given to a place on Earth

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toponym

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7
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the farther away one group is from another, the less likely the two groups are to interact

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distance decay

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8
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the reduction in the time it takes to diffuse something to a distant place, as a result of improved communications

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time-space compression

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9
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map that preserves angles

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Mercator

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10
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map that helps preserve distortion by curving sides

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Robinson

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11
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map that preserves area

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Peter

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12
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population group unified by a specific common characteristic

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cohort

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13
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deaths in stage 1 of epidemiological transition

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famine

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14
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deaths in stage 2 of epidemiological transition

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receding pandemics

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15
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deaths in stage 3 of epidemiological transition

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degenerative and man-made diseases (cancer)

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16
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deaths in stage 4 of epidemiological transition

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delay of degenerative and man-made diseases (cancer after some treatment)

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17
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forces that unite

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centripetal forces

18
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forces that divide

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centrifugal forces

19
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judging someone else’s culture based on your own views

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ethnocentrism

20
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judging someone else’s culture based on how they view it

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cultural relativism

21
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belief that inanimate objects have a soul

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animism

22
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creole vs pidgin language

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creole languages have been used over generations and become someone’s primary language

23
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term for a linguistic boundary

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isogloss

24
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a culture becomes more like another

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acculturation

25
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people losing their cultural traits

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assimilation

26
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the birth of a new cultural trait by blending two cultural traits

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syncretism

27
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taking over another country because they are ethnically similar

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irredentism

28
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boundary in the natural landscape that existed before the cultural landscape emerged and stayed in place as people move

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antecedent

29
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boundary that evolves as the cultural landscape of an area takes shape and changes as the cultural landscape changes

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subsequent

30
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boundaries that coincide with cultural groups

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consequent

31
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the boundary is negotiated and legally described

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defined

32
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the boundary is drawn on a map

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delimited boundary

33
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markers are placed on the ground

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demarcated boundary

34
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zones in UNCLOS

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Territorial Sea (0-12 mi): complete sovereignty
Contiguous Zone (12-24 mi): can enforce customs, immigration, and sanitation laws
EEZ (24-200 mi): control resources
International Waters (200+ mi): all states have equal access

35
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places with Mediterranean climate, and crops grown in it

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Mediterranean shore, California, Chile, southeast Australia; olives, grapes, fruits, vegetables

36
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places with tropical climate, and crops grown in it

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South America, mid-Africa, southeast Asia; banana, sugar cane, rice, corn

37
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used to survey short distances using landmarks such as landscape or buildings

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metes and bounds

38
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organized survey method that uses a grid system

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township and range

39
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term for the part of the world inhabited

A

ecumene

40
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rapidly growing suburban cities that represent a new metropolitan form - even as they grow, they remain essentially suburban in character

A

boomburbs

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