AP EXAM

Absolute Location: The exact spot where a place is found on Earth.

Acculturation: When a culture changes because it takes on ideas or practices from another culture.

Agglomeration Effects: When businesses gain advantages by being close to similar companies or industries.

Agribusiness: Large-scale farming focusing on profit, managed by big companies.

Agricultural Density: The number of people living in rural areas for each unit of farmland.

Alliance: A group of countries that work together for defense or trade.

Animism: The belief that living spirits inhabit objects in nature like animals and trees.

Antecedent Boundary: A boundary drawn before any human culture has developed in that area.

Artifact: Physical items made by humans that reflect their culture.

Assimilation: When immigrants completely adopt the culture of their new country.

Backwash Effect: The negative impact on a less-developed region due to economic growth nearby.

Basic Sector: Products or services made for customers outside the local economy.

Bid-Rent Curve: A model showing how much people are willing to pay for land in urban areas based on their distance from the city center.

Biotechnology: Using science to improve plants and animals for better yields.

Built Environment: The human-made surroundings where people live and work.