APHUG Ultimate Final Review

APHUG Ultimate Final Review is a comprehensive study guide designed to help students master the key concepts, vocabulary, models, and geographic theories covered in AP Human Geography. It covers essential topics such as population dynamics, cultural patterns, political organization, agricultural practices, urban development, and economic systems. This review includes detailed definitions, practice questions, and explanations to prepare students for success on the AP Human Geography final exam.

Subsistence Farming

Self-sufficient farming system where farmers grow only enough food to feed themselves and their families.

Commercial Farming

Farming practiced primarily to generate products for sale off the farm.

Nation-State

A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has been transformed into a nationality.

State

A politically organized territory with a permanent population, defined territory, and a government.

Nation

A group of people with a shared culture, history, language, and sometimes a homeland.

Megastores

Large retail stores, typically part of chain stores, that sell a wide variety of goods in one location.

Sector Model

An urban land use model developed by Homer Hoyt showing how cities grow in wedge-shaped sectors.

Indo-European Languages

A large language family that includes most languages in Europe and many in South and Western Asia.

Patterns of Development

The various stages and methods through which countries grow economically, socially, and politically.

Ethnic Neighborhood

An area within a city where a particular ethnic group resides and maintains cultural practices.

Site

The physical characteristics of a place, such as its terrain, soil, climate, and water sources.

Situation

The location of a place relative to other places and its connections.

Absolute Location

Exact geographic coordinates of a place using latitude and longitude.

Relative Location

Location of a place in relation to other locations, often described using directions or distance.

Remittances

Money sent by migrants back to family members in their home country.

Toponyms

The names given to places on Earth.

Township and Range Land Survey System

A land division system used in the U.S. to parcel land into rectangular plots.

Lingua Franca

A language used for communication between people who do not share a native language.

OPEC Countries

Countries that are members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which coordinates petroleum policies.

Ecotourism

Tourism directed toward exotic, often threatened, natural environments to support conservation efforts.