AP Test Flashcards

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What is devolution

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

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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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What was Von Thunen’s model based on?

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perishability and cost of labor

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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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the _____ of distance results in a _______ of interaction.

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increase
decrease

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Time Space Compression

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As transport and comms get better, distance seems less.

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Environmental Determinism

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The environment is your boss

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Gross National Product/Income

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money made by citizens per year

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Gross Domestic Production

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money made from goods and services in a country per year

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Small Scale Analysis
examples

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global, continental, state

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Small scale analysis shows _____ area with _____ data.

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large area, little data

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Large Scale Analysis
examples

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local, county, country

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Large scale analysis shows _____ area with _____ data.

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small area, large amout of data

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Quaternary Jobs need advanced ___________

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education and skill

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Quaternary Jobs have _____ wages

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high

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3 Examples of Quaternary jobs

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fianace, software, data

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Quaternary jobs ______ & ______ information

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process and manage

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Nation

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A group of people with same culture

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States have good _____ and they have ______

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government and sovereignty

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Suburban Sprawl

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build up, more expensive

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World cities have ______ power

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global

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World cities have power over ______ (3)

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economy, culture, politics

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Gall Peters Projection
Good: accurate ______
Bad:______ distortion

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accurate area and size
pole distortion

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

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1/2

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Rank size rule the 3rd largest city is ___ the size of the largest city
1/3
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Quinary jobs have ________ income
very very high
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Quinary jobs ______ info
create and control
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Examples of Quinary jobs (give 2)
government, managers, researchers
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Arithmetic
Pop / total land
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Physiological
pop / arable land
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Gender Inequality Index high is ______ low is _______
high is good low is bad
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The European Union Tariffs were ____
eliminated
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The European Union allows ______
sovereignty
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Toponym
The name of a place based on culture and history
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Site
environmental feature
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Tertiary Jobs are ______ workforce
today's
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Tertiary jobs provide ____
services
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Boserup more people means _____ food because of _______ tech
more better
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Extensive Farming
uses resources to the minimum
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Nation State
A state with one nation
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GIS stands for ___
Geographic Informational System
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GIS does _______
stores, analyzes, and displays data in layers
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Stateless Nation
A nation without a country
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Agricultural Population
farmes / arable land
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Primary jobs require
physical labor
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Primary jobs give _____ pay
low
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Give 3 examples of primary jobs
farming, fishing, mining, forestry
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Secondary Jobs _____ products
make
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Give 2 examples of secondary jobs
manufacturing and building
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GPS stands for
global positioning system
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GPS does....
recognize absolute location
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Functional Region
organized and defined by place and activity
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Perceptual Region
defined by individual
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Formal Region
united by traits
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Intensive Farming
uses resources to the MAX
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Thomas Malthus's theory is based on _____
carrying capacity
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Malthus believes that there will not be enough
food to support the population
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Mega city
a population of at least 10 million
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Contaigous Diffusion
through close contact
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Stimulus Diffusion
spread but changed
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Meta city
a population of at least 20 million
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Human Development Index is developed with (3)
life expectancy, average years of school, expected years of school, GNPPP
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Neo Malthusians are worried about _______
sustainability
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Neo Malthusians believe that we will_____
kill the world
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Suburbanization people move _______cities people move ______ suburbs
out of into
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Mercator Good: & Bad: ______ distortion
direction and shape pole distortion
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Complimentary (country)
how much can a country supply for other countries
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Situation
how a place connects to other places
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Robinson Projection
no specific majorities, everything is evenly distorted
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The Green Revolution resulted in __________ (positive) (give 3)
higher yield, cheaper food, less famine
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The Green Revolution resulted in _________ (negative) (give 3)
pollution, decrease of biodiversity, more machines
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What forms of farming/food production did the Green Revolution result in? (give 3)
DNA modification, GMO's, monocropping
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How did the Green Revolution impact Africa? (give 3)
lack of infrastructure, lack of gov., bad climate
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How did the Green Revolution impact women?
Women had less job expectations, they were expected to do farm work
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Housing Discrimination (two types)
Redlining and Blockbusting
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How did urbanization effect home affordability?
There are less homes with greater price of homes.
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Migrants that move to an urbanizing city are most likely to live in ______ (2)
Squatter Settlements or Inclusionary Zones.
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LDC's have a majority ______ economy.
Informal
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MDC's have ________ jobs.
tertiary, quaternary, and quinary
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LDC's have ______ jobs
Primary and Secondary
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LDC's have a _____ TFR
Higher
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LDC's have a _____ IMR
Higher
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LDC's have ___ healthcare.
less
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LDC's have a _____ life expectancy rate.
lower
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LDC's have a _____ literacy rates.
lower
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Gender Inequality Index is measured by ______ (give 5)
Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR), teen pregnancy rate, women in power, education access for women, and jobs for women.
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The GINI coefficient measures how many _____ & ______ people there are.
rich and poor
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MDC's have a _____ GINI
low, equal
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LDC's have a _____ GINI
high, inequal
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Cultural Convergence is when...
two cultures adopt each other's traits
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Population Pyramids High birth rate, high death rate The cause is ______. It is stage ____.
Malnutrition stage 1
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Population Pyramids High birth rate, decreasing death rate. The cause is decrease _____ and ________ advances. It is stage ___.
A decrease of illness and medical advances Stage 2
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Population Pyramids Decreasing births, decreasing deaths. This because of ____ and ____. This is stage___.
Age and Lifestyle Stage 3
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Population Pyramids Low Birth rates, Low death rates. It is stage ___.
Stage 4
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Population Pyramids Rising birth rates and low death rates. It is stage ____.
Stage 5
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Why are population pyramids not helpful? (2)
They do not show causes and they do not predict the future.
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Migrants move to _____ because of ______ opportunities.
Large cities Job opportunities