Review for AP Human Geography Exam based on "Cracking the AP Human Geography Exam 2013" by the Princeton Review.
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| 787924232 | Space | Geometric surface of the earth; land | 0 | |
| 787924233 | Spatial | Relating to space on the earth's surface; sometimes used as a synonym for geographic | 1 | |
| 787924234 | Place | Area of bounded space of some human importance; an area defined by everything in it; describes physical and human characteristics | 2 | |
| 787924235 | Toponym | Place name | 3 | |
| 787924236 | Regions | Type of place; areas that share common characteristics | 4 | |
| 787924237 | Sequent Occupancy | The notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place; succession of groups and cultural influences throughout a place's history. E.g., British Colonialism in North America | 5 | |
| 787924238 | Place Specific | Several different historical layers to a certain place's culture, society, local politics, and economy | 6 | |
| 787924239 | Scale | Relationship of an object or place to the earth as a whole; the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it | 7 | |
| 787924240 | Map Scale | Ratio of distance on a map to distance in the real world | 8 | |
| 787924241 | Relative Scale | Also referred to as scale of analysis; describes level of aggregation/level you group things together for examination | 9 | |
| 787924242 | Level of Aggregation | Level you group things together for examination; , how data is grouped together spatially | 10 | |
| 787924243 | Formal Region | Area of bounded space that possesses some homogeneous characteristic or uniformity; , an area in which everyone shares in one or more distinctive characteristics | 11 | |
| 787924244 | Homogeneous Characteristic | A uniform characteristic across a region | 12 | |
| 787924245 | Uniformity | A condition in which everything is regular and unvarying; sameness | 13 | |
| 787924246 | Linguistic Region | Formal region that shares the same language; not necessarily a culture region | 14 | |
| 787924247 | Culture Region | Formal region that shares similar culture; an area in which people have many shared culture traits; tend to have fuzzy borders because it's hard to determine | 15 | |
| 787924248 | Political Region | Formal region that shares a government and has the same leaders; finite and well-defined E.g., Liberal government of Canada controls certain areas of Canada | 16 | |
| 787924249 | Environmental Region | Formal region defined by measurable environmental traits. Such as wetland. The barriers between these regions are often transitional. | 17 | |
| 787924250 | Bioregion/Biome | Region that plants, animals and humans have adapted to in a specific environment, such as a tropical savanna; transitional and measurable | 18 | |
| 787924251 | Ecotone | Environmental transition zone between two bioregions/biomes; E.g., Space between the Sahara Dessert and tropical savanna of Africa is a dry grassland region known as the Sahel | 19 | |
| 787924252 | Functional Region | (Nodal Region) has a central place that is the node/ point of origin that expresses some practical purpose; strongest at the node, diminishes as distance away increases. E.g., Newspaper and its area of influence. | 20 | |
| 787924253 | Central Place/Node | Geographical centers of activity. A large city, such as Los Angeles, has numerous nodes; point of origin | 21 | |
| 787924254 | Market Area | Functional region where the area surrounding a central place, from which people are attracted to use the place's goods and services. E.g, sports team, fan base is strongest closest to the point of origin. | 22 | |
| 787924255 | Distance Decay | Importance of a phenomenon diminished as distance from point of origin increases. | 23 | |
| 787924256 | Area of Influence | Area in which a phenomena is relevant | 24 | |
| 787924257 | Intervening Opportunity | The existence of a cheaper, close, more accessible alternative good or service | 25 | |
| 787924258 | Vernacular Region | Perceptual region; based on perceptions or a mental map; E.g., the Middle East | 26 | |
| 787924259 | Mental Map | An individual's personal idea of where boundaries are based on their own perceptions | 27 |
