Ap Human Geography 3rd Quarter Midterm Review

agricultural production for family consumption

are most likely to migrate

dramatic increases in grain production since 1950 have been made possible by an increase in the use of

the largest concentration of amish is found in

spawned vast manufacturing centers

first cities arose in

some prominent native american cities later became

important gateway city (gateway to the pacific)

wheat was first domesticated in

correlates closely with per-capita income

in the early 21st century, most refugees were in

in the late 20th century, most refugees were in

in the early 20th century most refugees were in

international company headquarters, significant global financial functions, and a polarized social structure are defining characteristics of

consumes most fossil fuels per capita

economic activities that involve the collection, processing and manipulation of information

has low population growth due to good education, isolation, and favorable economics

Indonesia is an example of a

south american populations are located near coasts because colonial cities were

fragmentation of a region into smaller units

diffuses quickly to a wide variety of places

architects and planners from this movement introduced beauty and imposed order in chaotic industrial cities

architecture that stresses efficiency and geometrical order

father of modern architecture and the subject of Ayn Rand's book "The Fountainhead"

an industry that is located close to the source of raw materials

prior to 1850, all major cities were located near

according to this idea, temperate regions have the most productive settlements

alignment of ancient chinese cities based on the cardinal directions best illustrates the importance of this in the planning of early cities

because of improvements in transportation and systems, these farms have gained an advantage over family farms

orginizations including at least 3 countries that members must compromise to join; ex. the European Union, the Arab League, the United Nations

this is to geography as periodization is to history

what humans have done to effect the enviornment

less developed countries tend to have these age structures

in the first half of the 20th century, this facilitated the transportation of beef(boo!) over long distances to global markets

the world's 3 major monotheistic religions(Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) orginated here

the majority of Iran's population belongs to this religous sect

urban center disproportionately larger than the 2nd largest city in a country that dominates the country's social, political, and economic activities

form of transportation with low terminal cost, high line cost, and high route flexibility

form of transportation with high terminal cost, low line cost, and low route flexibility

from of transportation with low terminal cost, low line cost, and low route flexibility

clustering of doctor's offices and pharmacies around a hospital is an example of

Unlike other Mediterranean agriculture areas, Californian agriculture uses

this supranational organization fostered economic growth by eliminating tariffs and trade restrictions between member states

model that shows a central place that provides support for the population in its hinterland

a large environmental problem associated with africa

desertifacation is most often associated with

greatest migration trend of the 19th and 20th century in intraregional areas worldwide

is reshaping traditional economic arrangements by expanding the importance of express package delivery systems

in terms of tonnage, the largest export crop in the world

most characteristic of a country in the last stage of demographic transition(low birth/low death and zero population growth)

the art and science of mapmaking

size of a map's smallest discernible land unit

lines of _________ meet at the poles

land parcels in the United States Midwest are usually this shape

of the late 18th century which imposed a geometric pattern on the landscape

an area of instability between opposing political and cultural values

model of agricultural land use based on the cost of transportation and rent

an ethnic religion

over-harvesting of breeding stock by commercial fishermen is an immediate concern to policy makers here

early stages of this model describe the relationship of power and the transfer of resources from less developed to more developed countries

did not have lasting colonial presence in Africa after 1920

a pattern of settlements in a country, such that the nth largest settlement is 1/n the population of the largest settlement

the computer chip industry is an example of a

Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan are the

the spread of an idea or innovation from its source

a characteristic of shifting agriculture

multicropping is associated with ________ agriculture

manufacturing outsourcing centers along the U.S./Mexican border

the United Nations has set the law of the sea at

this supranational organization has set the law of the sea at 12 nautical miles

realm of the greatest linguistic fragmentation

model of modernization concerned with economic development that matures to high mass consumption

the final stage of Rostow's modernization

according to this model of north american cities, members of low income groups tend to live in linear residential areas radiating from the center of the city outward(like slices of a pie)

an area in Canada reserved for native peoples

country with few people per unit of arable land