AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

ap Flashcards

Terms : Hide Images
12158474655globalizationa set of processes that are increasing interactions, deepening relationships, and heightening interdependence without regarding to country borders; a set of outcomes that are felt from these global processes0
12158474664placehas unique human and physical characteristics (a theme of geography)1
12158474665perception of placedeveloped through books, movies, etc. about places we've never been to2
12158474666movementthe mobility of people, goods, and ideas across the surface of the planet; an expression of the interconnectedness of places (a theme of geography)3
12158474667spatial interactiondepends on the distances among places, the accessibility of places, and the transportation and communication connectivity among places4
12158474668connectivitythe degree of linkage between locations in a network5
12158474669cultural landscapethe visible imprint of human activity on the landscape6
12158474670sequent occupancethe sequential imprints of occupants, whose impacts are layered one on top of the other7
12158474671cartographythe art and science of making maps8
12158474672reference mapsshow locations of places and geographic features9
12158474673thematic mapstell stories, typically showing the degree of some attribute or the movement of a geographic phenomenon10
12158474674absolute locationusing a coordinate system that allows you to plot precisely where on Earth something is11
12158474675relative locationdescribes a place in relation to other human and physical features12
12158474676mental mapmaps we carry in our minds of places we have been and places we have merely heard of13
12158474677activity spacesthose places we travel to routinely in our rounds of daily activity14
12158474678generalized mapsmaps that help us see general trends, but we cannot see all cases of a given phenomena15
12158474679geographic information systems (GSI)used by geographers to compare a variety of spatial data by creating digitized representations of the environment, combining layers of spatial data, and creating maps in which patterns and processes are superimposed and to analyze data16
12158474680scalethe distance on a map compared to the distance on the Earth; the territorial extent of something (used by geographers)17
12158474681formal regionhas a shared trait-it can be a shared cultural or physical trait (ex: French-speaking areas)18
12158474682functional regiondefined by a particular set of activities or interactions that occur within it-have a shared political, social, or economic purpose (ex: a region used to commute)19
12158474683perceptual (vernacular) regionsintellectual constructs designed to help us understand the nature and distribution of phenomena in human geography (ex: Mid-Atlantic region, Middle East)20
12158474684cultural diffusionthe process of dissemination, the spread of an idea or innovation from its hearth to other places21
12158474685time-distance decaythe farther a place is from the hearth, the less likely an innovation is to be adopted; the longer it takes to reach its potential adopters, the less likely an innovation is to be adopted22
12158474686cultural barrierscertain innovations, ideas, or practices are not acceptable or adoptable in particular cultures because of prevailing attitudes or even taboos and that can work against diffusion (ex: alcohol, meat, contraceptives)23
12158474687expansion diffusionan innovation or idea develops in a hearth and remains strong there while also spreading outward24
12158474688contagious diffusiona form of expansion diffusion in which nearly all adjacent individuals and places are affected (ex: spread of Islam)25
12158474689hierarchial diffusiona pattern in which the main channel of diffusion is some segment of those who are susceptible to (or adopting) what is being diffused (ex: spread of crocs)26
12158474690stimulus diffusionnot all ideas can be readily and directly adopted by a receiving population, yet they can still have an impact, they may indirectly promote local experimentation and eventual changes in ways of doing things (ex: McDonald's in India)27
12158474691relocation diffusioninvolves the actual movement of individuals who have already adopted the new idea or innovation, and who carry it to a new, perhaps distant, locale, where they proceed to disseminate it (ex: immigration)28
12158474692environmental determinismthe doctrine that holds that human behavior, individually and collectively, is strongly affected by-even controlled or determined by-the physical environment29
12158474693possibilismthe natural environment merely serves to limit the range of choices available to a culture; the choices that a society makes depend on what its members need and on what technology is available to them; human cultures frequently push the boundaries of what is "environmentally possible" through advances in technology-their own ideas and ingenuity30
12158474694environmental stressthe threat to environmental security by human activity such as atmospheric and groundwater pollution, deforestation, oil spills, and ocean dumping31
12158474695renewable resourcesresources that are replenished even as they are being used (ex: water)32
12158474696atmospherea thin layer of air lying directly above the land and oceans33
12158474697global warmingtropospheric pollution (pollution in the lowest level of the atmosphere), particularly the release of "greenhouse" gases, causes the Earth to retain more heat34
12158474698deforestationthe cleaning and destruction of forests to harvest wood for consumption, clear land for agricultural uses, and make way for expanding settlement frontiers35
12158474699biodiversitydiversity of all aspects of life found on Earth36
12158474700population densitya measure of total population relative to land size; assumes an even distribution over the land37
12158474701arithmetic population densitytotal population/total land area (square miles)-does not represent any country especially Alaska and Western US38
12158474702physiological population densitythe number of people per unit area of agriculturally productive land39
12158474703population distributionsdescriptions of locations on the Earth's surface where individuals or groups (depending on the scale) live40
12158474704largest population clustersEast Asia, South Asia, Europe, North America41
12158474705Thomas Malthus(1798) food supplies are growing linearly, whereas population grew exponentially; assumed food production is confined spatially-what people can eat within a country (WRONG)42
12158474706Neo Malthusian Theoryhuman suffering is now occurring on a scale unimagined even by Malthus; over-population is a problem43
12158474707doubling timehow long it takes for a value to double (population); doubling time=70/RNI44
12158474708highest growth rates in the worldNorthern and Central Africa, Southwest Asia45
12158474709lowest growth rates in the worldEurope, Russia, Canada, South Africa, Japan, South Korea46
12158474710natural increase (of the population)the difference between the number of births and the number of deaths; rate of natural increase (RNI)=(CBR-CDR)/1047
12158474711crude birth rate (CBR)number of live births per year per thousand people48
12158474712crude death rate (CDR)number of deaths per year per thousand people49
12158474713demographic transitionthe shift in population growth50
12158474714stationary population level (SPL)a stop to population growth that most countries will reach in the 21st century (the world's population would stabilize and the major problems to be faced would involve the aged rather than the young)51
12158474715population compositionthe number of men and women and their ages (and other properties such as marital status and education)52
12158474716population pyramidsdisplays the percentage of each age group in the total population (normally 5-year groups) by a horizontal bar whose length represents its share (males to the left and females to the right); triangle in poor countries and lopsided vase in wealthier countries53
12158474717infant mortality rate (IMR)the number of baby deaths during their first year per thousand live births; lowest=Japan (3), highest=Sierra Leone, Afghanistan (165)54
12158474718newborn death ratea measure of the number of children who die in the first month of life out of every thousand live births55
12158474719child mortality rate (CMR)the deaths of children between the ages of 1 and 556
12158474720life expectancythe number of years, on average, someone may expect to remain alive57
12158474721infectious diseasesresult from an invasion of parasites and their multiplication in the body (65% of all diseases)58
12158474722chronic or degenerative diseasesthe maladies of of longevity and old age such as heart disease59
12158474723genetic or inherited diseasescan be traced to an ancestry, that is, the chromosomes and genes that define our makeup (ex: sickle-cell anemia, hemophilia)60
12158474724endemicdisease prevails over a small area61
12158474725epidemicdisease spreads over a large region62
12158474726pandemicdisease is global in scope63
12158474727vectored infectious diseaseis transmitted by an intermediary vector (malaria-mosquito)64
12158474728nonvectored infectious diseaseis transmitted by direct contact between host and victim (HIV/AIDS-sexual contact, needle sharing)65
12158474729expansive population policiesencourage large families and raise the rate of natural increase66
12158474730eugenic population policiesfavor one racial or cultural sector of the population over others (Nazi Germany, USA, Japan)67
12158474731restrictive population policiesreduce the rate of natural increase (ex: toleration of officially unapproved means of birth control, outright prohibition of large families; China)68
12158474732remittancesmonies migrants send home to family69
12158474733cyclic movementinvolves shorter periods away from home (daily routine/activities)70
12158474734periodic movementinvolves longer periods away from home71
12158474735migrationinvolves a degree of permanence; the mover may never return "home"72
12158474736nomadisma cyclic movement; a matter of survival, culture, and tradition; takes place among long-familiar routes repeated time and again (water sources, pastures, etc.)73
12158474737migrant labora periodic movement; people come to countries on temporary visas to fill a need in that country's work force in a specific field74
12158474738transhumancea periodic movement; a system of pastoral farming in which ranchers move livestock according to the seasonal availability of pastures75
12158474739international migration/transnational migrationmovement across country borders76
12158474740emigrationsubtracts from the total population of a country77
12158474741immigrationadds to the total population of a country78
12158474742internal migrationoccurs within a single country's borders79
12158474743forced migrationinvolves the imposition of authority or power, producing involuntary migration movements that cannot be understood based on theories of choice80
12158474744voluntary migrationoccurs after a migrant weighs options and choices (even if desperately or not so rationally), and can be analyzed and understood as a series of options or choices that result in a movement81
12158474745gravity modelassumes spatial interaction (such as migration) is directly related to the populations and inversely related to the distance between them; predicts interaction between places; gravity model=(population * population 2)/distance82
12158474746push factorsthe conditions and perceptions that help the migrant decide to leave a place83
12158474747pull factorsthe circumstances that effectively attract the migrant to certain locales from other places-the decision of where to go84
12158474748distance decaythe intensity of human activity, process, or function declines as distance from its source increases (has been altered by transportation and communication technologies)85
12158474749step migrationmany migration streams that appear on maps as long, unbroken routes in fact consist of a series of stages86
12158474750intervening opportunityalong the way of step migration, majority are captured by work opportunities87
12158474751deportationbeing sent back home from the country the migrant immigrated to88
12158474752kinship linksbeing pulled to places where family and friends have already found success89
12158474753chain migrationthe migrant chooses a destination and writes, calls, or communicates through others to tell family and friends at home about the new place90
12158474754global-scale migrationlong-distance migration (occurred haphazardly before 1500, typically in pursuit of spices, fame, or exploration)91
12158474755islands of developmentoften coastal cities within a region or country where most foreign investment goes, where the vast majority of paying jobs are located, and where infrastructure is concentrated92
12158474756guest workerslabor migrants; millions live outside of their home country and send remittances from their jobs home (often work as agricultural laborers or in service industries)-many employers abuse them because many guest workers are unaware of their rights93
12158474757refugeea person who has a well funded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion94
12158474758internally displaced persons (IDPs)/internal refugeespeople who have been displaced within their own countries (ex: Hurricane Katrina victims), but they don't cross international borders as they flee (tend to remain undercounted)95
12158474759genocideacts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group96
12158474760immigration quotasex: each year, European countries could permit the emigration to the US of 3% of the number of its nationals living in the US (1924: 2%)97
12158474761selective immigrationindividuals with certain backgrounds (criminal record, poor health, subversive activities) are barred from entering98
12158474762popular culturelarge, incorporates heterogeneous populations, is typically urban, and experiences quickly changing cultural traits99
12158474763folk culturea group of people in a particular place who see themselves as a collective or a community, who share experiences, customs, and traits, and who work to preserve those traits and customs in order to claim uniqueness and to distinguish themselves from others100
12158474764material culturethe things that a group of people construct, such as art, houses, clothing, sports, dance, and foods101
12158474765nonmaterial culturethe beliefs, practices, aesthetics, and values of a group of people102
12158474766hierarchical diffusionex: fashion trends spreading from fashion cities to fashion houses to models to celebrities to magazines to consumers103
12158474767cultural hearthspoints of origin/cases of first diffusion104
12158474768assimilationthe process through which people lose originally differentiating traits, such as dress, speech particularities or mannerisms, when they come into contact with another society or culture; often used to describe immigrant adaptation to new places of residence (ex: USA turning American Indians into "Americans")105
12158474769customsa practice that a group of people routinely follows (ex: eating, drinking, dancing, sport)106
12158474770cultural appropriationthe process by which other cultures adopt customs and knowledge and use them for their own benefit107
12158474771rural local cultureskeeps culture separate, cultures can define their own space (ex: Anabaptists, Hutterites, Mennonites, Makan American Indians)108
12158474772ethnic neighborhoodsneighborhood, typically situated in a larger metropolitan city and constructed by or comprised of a local culture, in which a local culture can practice its customs109
12158474773urban local culturemono-cultural section of a city-now being challenged by young artists and professionals, who are moving into the respective neighborhoods (ex: Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn, Italian Americans in Northern Boston)110
12158474774time-space compressionexplains how quickly innovations diffuse and refers to how interlinked two places are through transportation and communication technologies (hearth-->contagious diffusion-->hierarchical diffusion)111
12158474775cultural homogenizationthe reduction of cultural diversity through the popularization and diffusion of a wide array of cultural symbols; caused by the influence of Europe, the US, and Japan in global pop culture112
12158474776globalizationthe process by which people in local place mediate and alter regional, national, and global processes113
12158474777religiona system of beliefs and practices that attempts to order life in terms of culturally perceived ultimate priorities (how people "should" act)114
12158474778secularismreligion, at least in its organized form, has become less significant in the lives of most people; indifference to or rejection of organized religious affiliations and ideas-lack of members (of religion)-active or otherwise115
12158474779monotheistic religionsworship a single deity, a God or Allah116
12158474780polytheistic religionsworship more than one deity, even thousands117
12158474781animistic religionscentered on the belief that inanimate objects, such as mountains, boulders, rivers, and trees, possess spirits and should therefore be revered118
12158474782universalizing religionsactively seek converts because they view themselves as offering belief systems of universal appropriateness and appeal (ex: Christianity, Islam, Buddhism)119
12158474783ethnic religionadherents are born into the faith and converts are not actively sought (traditional religions in Africa and South America, Judaism)120
12158474784HinduismIndus River Valley 4000 yrs ago, Brahman=1 god, other gods=various expressions of Brahman, ethnic, karma (transferability of the soul)=doctrine, today: India, South Asia, Bali121
12158474785caste systemlocks people into particular social classes and imposes many restrictions, especially in the lower of the castes (the Dalits)122
12158474786Buddhismsplintered from Hinduism 2500 yrs ago, Prince Siddhartha (of now Nepal)=the Buddha (the enlightened one), Punjab, Bengal>Sri Lanka>Mediterranean>Tibet>China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Mahayana and Theravada123
12158474787ShintoismBuddhism mixed with local religion in Japan, focuses on nature and ancestor worship, major in Japan124
12158474788Taoism (Daoism)one of two major schools of Chinese philosophy125
12158474789Lao-Tsuolder contemporary of Confucius; "Book of the Way"-proper form of political rule, oneness of humanity and nature126
12158474790ConfucianismConfucius (551-479 BC) held that the real meaning of life lay in the present, not in some future abstract existence, and that service to one's fellow humans should supersede services to spirits; China>Korean Peninsula, Japan, SE Asia>(recent) Europe, North America127
12158474791Judaismteachings of Abraham 4000 yrs ago, (current) Middle East, North Africa, Russia, Ukraine, Europe, and parts of North and South America, 3 branches: reform, conservative, orthodox128
12158474792diasporascattering of Jews after the Roman destruction of Jerusalem; the spatial dispersion of members of any ethnic group129
12158474793ZionismJews should not be absorbed into other societies (only Israel and Palestine)130
12158474794ChristianityJesus (founder)-son of God, split from Judaism in the first century, 1054-Roman Catholic Church (Rome) and Eastern Orthodox Church (Constantinople) separated131
12158474795Eastern Orthodox Christian ChurchOttoman Turks defeated Serbs in Kosovo (1389), Turks took Constantinople (1453), suppressed by Soviet Union (20th century), today: revival in former Soviet areas (contagious diffusion)132
12158474796Roman Catholic Churchinfallibility of the pope; peaked in Middle Ages133
12158474797Protestantismthird major branch of Christianity after Protestant Reformation134
12158474798IslamMuhammad (571-632) received the truth directly from Allah in a series of revelations, earthly matters are profane, only Allah is pure and his will is absolute, he is omnipotent and omniscient, 5 pillars of Islam; Muhammad's death>Arabian Peninsula>North Africa>Egypt, Morocco, Spain, Portugal, Arabia, Middle East, Iran, Pakistan-(trade)->SE Asia-(migration)->Europe, South Africa, Americas135
12158474799Sunni Muslims(majority) different heir candidates, power in family and community136
12158474800Shi'ite (Shiah) Muslims(Iran) Ali (son-in-law) heir candidate, power in imam (leaders)137
12158474801indigenous religionslocal in scope, usually have a reverence for nature, and are passed down through family units and groups (tribes) of indigenous peoples (do not all share a common theology or belief system)138
12158474802sacred sitesplaces or spaces people infuse with religious meaning; sacred out of reverence or fear; rejuvenation, reflection, healing, fulfillment of a religious commitment (access to and use of physical geographic features are constrained by private ownership, environmental concerns, the act of designating certain sacred spaces as public recreational or tourist areas, and different religious groups fighting over one space139
12158474803landscapes of Hinduism and and Buddhismminimally disrupting nature, near water, bell shaped structures, crematoriums (diffusion: S Asia>SE Asia)140
12158474804landscapes of Christianitymedieval European cathedrals and monasteries, cemeteries, plain churches (Baptist, Lutheran) vs. ornate churches/cathedrals (immigrant Catholics)141
12158474805landscapes of Islamelaborate mosques (community builds and maintains), prayer 5 times a day, minaret towers, geometric designs142
12158474806reflection of religious conflict in activity spaceProtestants and Catholics had each chosen to separate themselves in their rounds of daily activity (grocery stores, buses, toponyms, newspapers, soccer teams)143
12158474807religious fundamentalismreturning to the basics of a faith; beliefs are nonnegotiable-caused by perceived breakdown of morals and values, lack of religious authority, failure to achieve economic goals, loss of a sense of local control, or sense of violation of core territory144
12158474808religious extremismfundamentalism carried to the point of violence145
12158474809languagea set of sounds and symbols that is used for communication; also an integral part of culture, reflecting and shaping it146
12158474810standard languagespublished, widely distributed, and purposefully taught, often in technologically advanced societies (chosen by people of influence and power)147
12158474811dialectsvariants of a standard language along regional or ethnic lines-differences in vocabulary, syntax, pronunciation, cadence, and pace)148
12158474812dialect chainsdialects nearest each other geographically will be the most similar (greater spatial interaction), but as you travel across the space, the dialects become less intelligible to each other because less interaction occurs149
12158474813isoglossgeographic boundary within which a particular linguistic feature occurs, but such a boundary is rarely a simple line-differences in pronunciation, vocab, colloquial phrases (use of), and syntax150
12158474814language familieslanguages have a shared but fairly distant origin (ex: Indo-European, Afro-Asiatic, Niger-Congo)151
12158474815subfamiliesthe commonalities are more definite and the origin is more recent152
12158474816Proto-Indo-European language familyfirst major linguistic hypothesis; hearth of ancient Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit-came from Grimm's idea that consonants have become softer as time passes153
12158474817processes for reconstructing extinct languagesbackward reconstruction, deep reconstruction (extinct language)154
12158474818language divergencespatial interaction among speakers of a language breaks down the language fragments first into dialects and then into discrete tongues (Ex: Spanish and Portuguese)155
12158474819language convergenceif people with different languages have consistent spatial interaction, the two languages can collapse into one156
12158474820Renfrew hypothesisEurope's Indo-European languages diffused from Anatolia (present-day Turkey), the languages of North Africa and Arabia came from the western arc of the Fertile Crescent, and ancient languages spread into present-day Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India from the Fertile Crescent's eastern arc, later to be replaced by Indo-European languages157
12158474821conquest theoryearly speakers of PIE spread from east west on horseback, overpowering earlier inhabitants and beginning the diffusion and differentiation of Indo-European languages158
12158474822agricultural theory of diffusion of PIEPIE diffused westward through Europe with the diffusion of agriculture-a slow but steady wave of farmers dispersed into Europe and mixed with non-farming peoples, diluting their genetic identity as the distance from their source area increased159
12158474823dispersal hypothesisIE languages that arose from PIE were first carried eastward into SW Asia>Caspian Sea>across Russian-Ukrainian plains> Balkans160
12158474824Romance languages(French, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Portuguese) lie in the areas that were once controlled by the Roman Empire but were not subsequently overwhelmed161
12158474825Germanic languages(English, German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish) reflect the expansion of peoples out of northern Europe to the west and south162
12158474826Slavic languages(Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian) developed as Slavic people migrated from a base in present-day Ukraine close to 2000 years ago163
12158474827Niger-Congo language familylargest spread family in Africa (South, Central, West)-Atlantic, Voltaic, Guinea, Hausa, Bantu subfamilies164
12158474828lingua francaa language used among speakers of different languages for the purposes of trade and commerce-can be one language or a mixture of languages165
12158474829pidgin languagewhen people speaking two or more languages are in contact they combine parts of their languages in a simplified structure and vocab (Ex: Frankish language-first widely known lingua franca)166
12158474830Creole languagea pidgin language that has developed a more complex structure and vocab and has become the native language of a group of people (ex: English, French, Portuguese+languages of African slaves=Creole in Caribbean)167
12158474831official language(s)often adopted by countries with linguistic fragmentation to tie people people together-also in the hopes of promoting communication and interaction among peoples who speak different local and regional languages-it often ties former colonies to their colonizers168
12158474832global languagethe principal language people use around the world in their day-to-day activities (not English); a common language of trade and commerce used around the world (English)169
12158474833toponymsplace names-social processes going on in a place determine whether a toponym is passed down or changed, how the people will interpret the history of a place, and how the people will see a place170
12158474834Stage 1 of the Demographic Transition ModelHunter and gatherer, high CDR and CBR, no natural increase (ex:Afghanistan, Laos, Yemen)171
12158474835Stage 2 of the Demographic Transition ModelRapidly declining death rate, high birth rates *Medical Revolution (ex:Ghana, Nepal)172
12158474836Stage 2 1/2 of the Demographic Transition Model*Newly industrialized Birth rates decline because of urbanization (ex:Mexico, Malaysia)173
12158474837Stage 3 of the Demographic Transition ModelBirth rates and death rates decline, better healthcare but slow natural increase rate *Industrialized (ex: China and India)174
12158474838Stage 4 of the Demographic Transition ModelLow CBR and CDR, zero population growth, women are in the work force/ service jobs (ex: USA, Italy, UK)175
12158474839Stage 5 of the Demographic Transition ModelDecrease in birth rates (ex:Japan)176
12158474840Stage 1 of the Epidemiological TransitionFamine:high CDR, plague, animal attacks, and aids epidemic177
12158474841Stage 2 of the Epidemiological TransitionReceding pandemics, unsanitary, water pollution178
12158474842Stage 3 of the Epidemiological TransitionDegenerative disease: slowly declining CDR, heart attacks (Chronic disease)179
12158474843Stage 4 of the Epidemiological TransitionDelayed degenerative disease, life expectancy is longer (cancer)180
12158474844Stage 1 of the Migration TransitionSeasonal mobility, searching for food181
12158474845Stage 2 of the Migration TransitionInternational migration from rural to urban lands182
12158474846Stage 3 of the Migration TransitionMigration within countries, between cities and suburbs183
12158474847Stage 4 of the Migration TransitionInternal migration or interregional184

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!