AP Exam vocab:

Perspectives

Different ways of representing the world in cartography

Map projection

Technique to represent the world in two dimensions

Robinson

A type of map projection

Mercator

Another type of map projection

Graduated symbol map

A map using symbols of varying sizes to represent data

Centripetal

Force that pulls populations together

Centrifugal

Force that drives populations apart, as seen in Yugoslavia

Acculturation

Minority adopts traits of the majority

Assimilation

Country adopts most traits of another country

Syncretism

Combination of cultural traits

State

Entity with sovereignty, defined borders, and a permanent population

Define

Legally establishing borders

Delimit

Drawing borders

Demarcated

Physically marking borders

Antecedent borders

Defined before colonization

Subsequent borders

Defined after colonization

Consequent borders

Borders considering cultural differences

Annexation

Incorporating territory into an existing state

Autonomous

Having some self-governing authority

Sovereign

Right to control a territory

Territoriality

Asserting control over a geographic area

Irredentism

Claiming neighboring territories with shared ethnicities

Neocolonialism

Using influence to control other countries

Devolution

Breaking central power into regional authorities

Nation-state

State where cultural boundaries align with political boundaries

Federal

System with shared and regional governing bodies

Unitary

Centralized government system

Distributed

Spread out or decentralized

Subsistence agriculture

Farming on small lands for basic needs

Intensive agriculture

High-effort farming for profit

Extensive agriculture

Less labor-intensive farming methods

Bid-rent

Determines land use for farmers

Precision agriculture

Maximizing crop yields efficiently

Long-lot system

Land division method

Biotechnology

Genetic manipulation for new crops

Rank size rule

Relationship between city sizes in urban areas

Ecological footprint

Land needed to sustain resources in an area