Units 1-7 AP HUGE

Unit 1: Maps and Spatial Concepts 🗺

Maps and Cartography

• Thematic maps: display a specific theme or topic, such as climate or population density

• Reference maps: show the location of geographic features, such as cities, rivers, and mountains

• Map projections: ways of representing the curved surface of the Earth on a 2D map

  • Each map projection has its own strengths and weaknesses, and may distort certain aspects of the map, such as shape, size, or direction

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

• GIS: a system that captures, stores, analyzes, and displays geographically referenced data

• GIS allows us to layer data on maps and analyze spatial relationships between different features

Spatial Concepts

• Distance decay: the idea that the influence of a phenomenon decreases as the distance from its source increases

• Environmental sustainability: the ability of a system to maintain its natural resources and services over time

• Environmental determinism: the idea that the environment sets restrictions on society and culture

• Environmental possibilism: the idea that society can shape and modify the environment to suit its needs

Scale and Scale of Analysis

• Scale: the level of detail or magnification of a map or data

• Scale of analysis: the level at which data is organized and analyzed, such as national, regional, or local

  • Small scale: a large area is shown, but with less detail (e.g. a map of the world)

  • Large scale: a small area is shown, but with more detail (e.g. a map of a city)

Regions

• Functional or nodal regions: areas organized around a central point or node, such as a city or economic center

• Perceptual or vernacular regions: areas defined by people's beliefs, feelings, or attitudes

• Formal and uniform regions: areas with common characteristics, such as economic, social, or environmental features

Unit 2: Population and Migration 🏙

Population Distribution

• Population distribution: the way people are spread out across the Earth's surface

• Population density: the number of people per unit of land

  • Arithmetic density: total population divided by total land area

  • Physiological density: total population divided by arable land area

  • Agricultural density: number of farmers divided by total land area

Population Vocabulary

• CBR (Crude Birth Rate): the total number of births per 1,000 people per year

• CDR (Crude Death Rate): the total number of deaths per 1,000 people per year

• NIR (Natural Increase Rate): the difference between the CBR and CDR

• Dependency ratio: the ratio of dependents (those under 15 or over 64) to the working-age population

• Doubling time: the time it takes for a population to double in size

Population Pyramids

• A graph that shows the population distribution of a country by age and sex

• Demographic transition model: a model that describes the changes in population growth rates and demographic characteristics over time

  • Stage 1: low growth, high CBR and CDR

  • Stage 2: high growth, declining CDR, and high CBR

  • Stage 3: moderate growth, declining CBR and CDR

  • Stage 4: low growth, low CBR and CDR

  • Stage 5: declining population, high CDR and low CBR

Epidemiologic Transition Model 🚨

The Epidemiologic Transition Model is a framework that examines the causes of death in each stage of the Demographic Transition Model. While it largely aligns with the Demographic Transition Model, there are some variations in Stage 5.

External Forces and Population Growth

• Pro-natalism: Government policies that encourage citizens to have more children, increasing population growth.

• Anti-natalism: Government policies that restrict population growth, motivating people to have fewer children.

Malthus and Neo-Malthusians

• Malthusian Catastrophe: The idea that population growth will exceed the Earth's carrying capacity, leading to widespread poverty and famine.

• Neo-Malthusians: Modern thinkers who believe that Malthus was correct, but his scope was limited. They argue that the Earth's resources, not just food, will eventually be depleted.

Migration 🌏

Push and Pull Factors

• Push Factors: Reasons that make people want to leave an area, such as political, economic, social, or environmental reasons.

• Pull Factors: Reasons that attract people to an area, such as economic opportunities or political stability.

Types of Migration

• Forced Migration: Migration due to events that put the migrant's life or family's life in jeopardy, causing them to migrate or risk their safety.

• Voluntary Migration: Migration that occurs by personal choice, without fear of persecution or death.

Counter Migration

• When people migrate from Point A to Point B, these places become connected, influencing each other through various ways.

Culture and Society 🌈

Cultural Relativism vs. Ethnocentrism

• Cultural Relativism: Viewing a culture through its own perspective, without holding it to one's own cultural standards.

• Ethnocentrism: Judging another culture based on one's own social norms and cultural standards.

Cultural Landscape

• The cultural landscape comprises the different land use patterns, agricultural practices, religious and linguistic characteristics, and architectural styles that express a culture's identity.

Cultural Centripetal and Centrifugal Forces

• Forces that push and pull a society together, creating a unique sense of place and cultural identity.

Diffusion and Cultural Change 🌊

Types of Diffusion

Cultural Resistance and Change

• Cultural Resistance: The rejection of new cultural traits or practices, often due to a desire to preserve traditional cultural identity.

• Acculturation: The process of cultural exchange, resulting in cultural change or blending.

• Assimilation: The process of cultural absorption, where one culture becomes dominant over another.

• Syncretism: The blending of different cultural practices, creating a new cultural identity.

Language and Culture 🇬🇧

Language Families

• Language Families: Groups of languages that originated from a common ancestral language.

Language Diffusion

• Language Diffusion: The spread of language from one region to another, often through migration, trade, or cultural exchange.

Language and Cultural Identity

• Language and Cultural Identity: The relationship between language and cultural identity, where language is a key aspect of a culture's identity.

Unit 4: Political Geography 🌎

Nation and State

• Nation: A group of people with a shared history, cultural identity, and history of self-determination.

• State: A sovereign entity with a permanent population, recognized by other states.

Nation-State and Multinational State

• Nation-State: A state composed of one nation, often homogeneous.

• Multinational State: A state composed of multiple nations, coexisting peacefully.

Stateless Nation and Multi-State Nation

• Stateless Nation: A nation without a state, often due to historical or political circumstances.

• Multi-State Nation: A nation that exists across multiple states, often with a shared cultural identity.

Self-Determination and Political Boundaries

• Self-Determination: A nation's right to govern itself without external influence.

• Political Boundaries: The creation of boundaries through military conquest, diffusion, and power expression.

Colonialism and Imperialism

• Colonialism: The creation of political boundaries through military conquest and diffusion.

• Imperialism: The expansion of political power, often through economic or political influence.

Neocolonialism and Shatter Belt Regions

• Neocolonialism: A new form of controlling a country without directly occupying it, often through economic or political influence.

• Shatter Belt Regions: Regions caught between two external fighting powers, often with conflicting political boundaries.## Political Power and Boundaries 🏛

Types of Boundaries

There are several types of boundaries that exist to divide different cultural groups and accommodate their differences.

• Cultural Boundaries: Boundaries that are used to divide different cultural groups and accommodate their differences.

• Superimposed Boundaries: Boundaries created by a foreign state. A great example is the majority of African countries, which were created by European powers during the Scramble for Africa.

• Geometric Boundaries: Cultural boundaries that are straight lines that go with the parallels of latitude.

• Boundaries at Sea: Boundaries that exist in the sea, including:

  • Territorial Waters: Stretch 12 nautical miles off the coastline of a country.

  • Contiguous Zone: Extends another 24 miles off the coast.

  • Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ): Extends 200 nautical miles off the coastline.

  • International Waters: Any area beyond the EEZ.

Gerrymandering and Voting Districts

• Gerrymandering: The redistricting of a voting district in order to create a district that's more favorable to your party.

• Voting Districts: Get redistricted every time the census is completed, depending on where you live in the world.

Political Power

Unitary and Federal States

Centripetal and Centrifugal Forces

• Centripetal Forces: Forces that unite a country together, keeping it stronger and preventing devolution.

• Centrifugal Forces: Forces that push a state apart, such as terrorism, irredentism, or isolated cultural groups.

State Sovereignty

State Sovereignty: The state's right to govern itself.

State sovereignty is becoming challenged in recent decades due to various reasons, including:

• Devolution

• Advancements in technology

• Interference from foreign states through social media or elections

• Supernational organizations, such as the European Union, NATO, or the UN, which require states to give up some of their sovereign control.

Intensive and Extensive Agricultural Practices 🌾

Intensive Agricultural Practices

• Plantation Farming: Found in less developed countries, requiring a lot of labor and capital.

• Mixed Crop and Livestock: Found in developed countries, where farmers produce crops and livestock, but most of the crops are fed to the livestock.

• Market Gardening: Found in regions with longer growing seasons, where fruits and vegetables are picked and processed for market distribution.

Extensive Agricultural Practices

• Shifting Cultivation: Found in developing countries with tropical regions, where subsistence agriculture is practiced.

• Nomadic Herding: Found in dry air climates, where farmers are nomadic and move with their animals.

• Ranching: Found in areas with a lot of land, where cattle or sheep are grazed.

Settlement Patterns and Survey Methods

Settlement Patterns

• Clustered Settlements: Higher population density, with homes packed together in close quarters.

• Dispersed Settlements: Lower population density, with homes and buildings spaced out.

• Linear Settlement Patterns: Settlements located along a river, road, or train, built in a line.

Survey Methods

... (rest of the study guide)## Bid Rent Theory 🏙

The Bid Rent Theory explains the relationship between land prices and an urban area or a large market. As we move farther away from an urban area, the price of land goes down, making it more available due to lower population density. This leads to more extensive agricultural practices.

Key Points:

• Land prices decrease with distance from urban areas

• Lower population density leads to more extensive agricultural practices

Von Thunen's Model 📈

Von Thunen's Model looks at the spatial layout of society, with the market at the center.

Rings of Activity:

Sight and Situation Factors 📍

Sight Factors:

• Unique characteristics of a place (climate, natural resources, absolute location)

Situation Factors:

• Connections between different places (rivers, roads, airports, ports)

Connectivity and Settlements 🌐

• The impact of diffusion in world cities and how large settlements interact

• Cultural trends are diffused through world cities and eventually spread to surrounding settlements

Gravity Model:

Predicts the likelihood of two different places interacting with each other

Central Place Theory:

• Larger settlements or specialized businesses have a larger range, pulling people in from a farther distance

• Services that are more specialized have a larger range and people will travel larger distances for them

Distribution of Settlements 📊

Primate City Rule:

• States with their largest settlement having double the population of the second largest

Rank-Size Rule:

• States with their largest settlement having about half the population of the second largest, and so on

Models of Settlements 🗺

Burgess Concentric Zone Model 📈

• Cities grow outwards from the CBD in a series of rings

• Newer homes are built on the outside, older homes near the center

Hoyt Sector Model 📊

• City developed in a series of wedges with the CBD at the center

• Transportation and industry go through the city

Harris and Ullman Multiple Nuclei Model 📍

• City has multiple CBDs, each attracting certain people and jobs

Galactic Model (Periphery Model) 🌠

• Expansion of the multiple nuclei model

• Edge cities form on the outside of the city limit

Latin American City Model 🇱

• Spine connects the CBD to a wealthy shopping district

• Disamenity zone with high poverty neighborhoods lacking essential services and infrastructure

Sub-Saharan African City Model 🇿

• Three different CBDs

• Informal settlements such as squatter settlements around the urban area

Southeast Asian City Model 🇸

• Model based around a port with a government zone overlooking day-to-day trade

Density of Settlements 🏙

• Highly densely populated areas near the CBD build vertically due to limited land availability and high land costs

• Medium densely populated areas have single-family homes or multi-family homes

• Lowly densely populated areas have large front and backyards with plenty of space between buildings

Infrastructure 🚧

• As density gradient changes, public transportation and goods and services decrease

• Urban areas that invest in infrastructure, public transportation, schools, and healthcare attract residents back into the urban area, creating more sustainable cities

Sustainability 🌎

• Living in a way that meets our wants and needs today without compromising future generations

• Implementing smart growth policies, urban growth boundaries, new urbanism, and utilizing green belts can help create sustainable cities

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Economic Sectors 📈

The economy can be broken down into several sectors, each characterized by different types of jobs and economic activities.

Primary Sector 🔌

The primary sector involves extracting or harvesting natural resources, such as farming, mining, and logging.

Jobs: Farmers, Miners, Loggers

Secondary Sector 🛠

The secondary sector involves manufacturing and processing raw materials into finished goods, such as textiles, steel, and automobiles.

Jobs: Factory Workers, Mechanics, Assemblers

Tertiary Sector 📊

The tertiary sector involves providing services, such as healthcare, education, and finance.

Jobs: Doctors, Teachers, Bankers

Quaternary Sector 📚

The quaternary sector involves collecting and gathering information, such as research and development, and data analysis.

Jobs: Researchers, Data Analysts, Scientists

Quinary Sector 📊

The quinary sector involves decision-making and policymaking, such as government officials and CEOs.

Jobs: Government Officials, CEOs, Managers

International Division of Labor 🌎

The international division of labor refers to the distribution of jobs and economic activities across different countries.

Core Countries 🇺🇸

• Offer more jobs in the tertiary sector

• Take advantage of cheaper resources and labor in developing countries

Semi-Periphery Countries 🇲🇽

• Offer more jobs in the primary and secondary sectors

• Have fewer jobs in the tertiary sector

Periphery Countries 🇿🇲

• Offer more jobs in the primary sector

• Have fewer jobs in the secondary and tertiary sectors

Offshoring 🗺

Offshoring refers to the practice of moving jobs from one country to another, often to take advantage of cheaper resources and labor.

Benefits 📈

• Cheaper production costs

• Increased profit margins

Drawbacks 📉

• Job losses in the home country

• Exploitation of workers in developing countries

Neoliberal Policies 📊

Neoliberal policies seek to promote free trade agreements and globalization.

Examples 📝

• NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)

• WTO (World Trade Organization)

• IMF (International Monetary Fund)

Goals 🎯

• Facilitate world trade and globalization

• Increase economic growth and development

Gross Indicators 📊

Gross indicators are used to measure the performance of a country's economy.

GDP (Gross Domestic Product) 📈

• Measures the total value of goods and services produced within a country's borders

GNP (Gross National Product) 📊

• Measures the total value of goods and services produced by a country's citizens

GNI (Gross National Income) 📈

• Measures the total income earned by a country's citizens

Inequality and Development 🌐

Gender Inequality Index 🚺

• Measures the inequality between men and women in a country

Human Development Index 📚

• Measures the overall well-being and development of a country

Women in the Economy 💼

• Often work in subsistence agriculture or the informal economy

• Face discrimination and lower wages

Microloans 📈

• Small loans provided to individuals or businesses in developing countries

• Aim to reduce poverty and inequality

Theories and Models 📚

Rostow's Stages of Economic Growth 🚀

Wallerstein's World-System Theory 🌎

• Core countries benefit from trade at the expense of peripheral countries

• Leads to dependency theory and commodity dependence

Dependency Theory 📉

• Peripheral countries depend on core countries for trade and economic growth

• Core countries benefit from this relationship at the expense of peripheral countries