ApHG Final Exam

Range

maximum miles a person will travel to buy a product.

Formal Region

There is uniformity in one or more physical or human characteristics.

Environmental determinism

a physical geography of a region shape the local population's culture and behaviors; temperate regions.

Total fertility rate (TFR)

average number of children born to women of childbearing years.

Assimilation

forced conversion to Christianity and the English language.

Threshold

minimum number of people needed to support a service.

Cultural diffusion

spread of an idea or innovation from its source.

Temperate

Region of the world that has the most productive settlements

Stateless nation

Kurds

Balkanization

Yugoslavia.

Subsistence agriculture

agricultural products for direct consumption of the producer; for family consumption only

Weber's Least Cost Model

shows that manufacturers seek to minimize costs among multiple inputs of production.

Primary Economic Sector

Mining/Farming/Fishing.

U.S Census

provides characteristics such as age, sex, and race, as well as by national, state, and county location.

Political Unrest

Reason for migration due to conflict, such as wars, from countries like Syria.

Japan/Italy/Germany

Countries that are at, or near, stage 5 of the DTM

Creolization

mix of Native American, African, and European influences to create new cultural forms.

Cultural Landscape

the built environment.

Berlin Conference

Established geometric borders for countries with straight lines in Northern Africa

Federal states

government with a large land area and multiple ethnic groups.

Mediterranean Agriculture

Climate of Northern California/Southern Chile/Southern South Africa/Southwestern Australia

Tropical Latitudes

Production of commodities such as coffee and tea

LDCs

Classification of countries where the highest percent of population is engaged in food production.

Gentrified Neighborhood

Neighborhood with double-income households without children.

Concentric Zone Model/Bid-Rent Curve

land prices rise exponentially closer to the central business district.

Low Operating Costs and Wages

Caused the shift of production from Northeastern/Midwestern U.S. to the South and Mexico.