AP Hug Final

What are the two types of locations that geographers use as reference points?

Absolute and relative

Why are maps useful to geographers?

Maps can show some information better than written text

What is meant by the term relative location?

the location of a place in relation to other places

What name is given to the study of interrelationships between people and their physical environment?

Human-environment Interaction

Why do geographers use a grid system?

to identify the precise location of any place on Earth

What do functional regions focus on?

a central point and the surrounding territory linked to it

The Spread of Christianity from Europe to the Americas, the introduction of horses to the Americas from Spain, and bringing movies from the United States to a worldwide audience are examples of....

Diffusion

What did the Columbian Exchange included?

Plants, animals and the transmission of infectious diseases

What agricultural practice has destroyed huge swaths of rain forest in Central America?

Slash-and-burn

In subsistence farming a farmer

grows crops primarily to feed his or her family, selling any small surplus.

The effort to increase and diversify crop yields in India that began in 1960's is called

The Green Revolution

farmers in Japan use terracing techniques because much of the country is

Mountainous

Why is most of Australia unsuitable for agriculture?

The land is too dry

Countries that have moved from primarily agricultural to primarily manufacturing and industrial activities are known as

Newly Industrialized Countries

workers that engage in tertiary economic activities

Doctor

Waitress

Police Officer

What has been responsible for the declining death rate in many of the world's less industrialized nations?

Improved health care

Why do businesses in the United States practice outsourcing?

Production and labor cost are lower

Since the 1960s, the population of the Manufacturing Belt has declined while the number of businesses moving to the ________ has increased.

Sunbelt

Foreign-owned factories located in Mexico along the border with the United States are called

Maquiladoras

Why did the Soviet era leave a legacy of environmental pollution

Soviet leaders priority was to industrialize and they disregarded the damage it was causing

Why would a geographer be likely to study population density maps of two countries?

To determine which area has the greater need for services

When the death rate is higher than the birthrate, ___________ exists

Negative population growth

What reasons do immigrants come to the United States?

to seek political and religious freedom or to flee wars and natural disasters

When highly educated and highly skilled workers emigrate to other countries, their native country suffers a(n)

Brain drain

Which statement summarizes trends in the population patterns of Southern Europe today?

births are occurring at a slower rate than deaths, resulting in a shrinking, aging population

Where do most people live in both New Zealand and Australia

along the coast

What European countries were the first to colonize North America

Spain, France and Great Britain

Which countries are included in NAFTA

Canada, United States, Mexico

What do Macedonia, Serbia, and Croatia have in common?

They were once part of Yugoslavia

How was the political geography of Eastern Europe reshaped after the end of World War I?

Most countries changed their borders and new countries were formed

Which country is heavily invested in East African trade, natural resources and infrastructure fundamentally altering the economy of the subregion?

China

What is a positive of European Colonialism?

Sparks Nationalism

What acts as a highway system in Southeast Asia?

the water systems

The mission of ASEAN is primarily to

Promote regional stability and economic development

The Ural Mountains mark the traditional boundary between ....

European Russia and Siberian Russia

What are Canada's two official languages?

English and French

During the colonial period, a blending of indigenous beliefs and Catholicism occurred in Mexico in a process called

Syncretism

One of the world's first cultural hearths developed between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, in an area called

Mesopotamia

Why is French spoken in some countries of North Africa?

France colonized parts of North Africa in the 1800's

Which three major religions were founded in the eastern Mediterranean subregion?

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

What are the two dominant religions of East Africa?

Christianity and Islam

The British granted independence to its colony of India and split it into two states, India and Pakistan, based primarily on their different

Religious and ethnic groups

East and West Pakistan separated into Pakistan and Bangladesh based primarily on their different

Ethnic groups and languages

Why is the lingua franca of many parts of East Africa not an indigenous language?

There are many native languages but the dominant colonial languages such as English or French were commonly understood by most people and are still used today.

What religion spread from China to Korea and became Korea's main religion?

Buddhism

What country is the largest Muslim country in the world?

Indonesia

What country brought Catholicism to the Philippines?

Spain

what is the total knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors shared by and passed on by the members of a specific group

culture

What are some major challenges of Latin American megacities include?

housing, unemployment, maintaining infrastructure and crime

Why is Mexico City considered to be a primate city?

It is the largest city and the political, cultural and economic center of Mexico