AP Human Cramming for the Exam

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  1. geography
    study of the earth's surface
  2. cartography
    the making of maps and charts
  3. simplification
    the act of reducing complexity
  4. toponym
    the name by which a geographical place is known
  5. economy
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
  6. demography
    the study of the characteristics of human populations
  7. density
    the amount per unit size
  8. physiological
    relating to the study of the functioning of organisms
  9. favela
    a shack, slum, or shantytown in Brazil
  10. fertility
    the state of being capable of producing offspring
  11. agriculture
    the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
  12. hunter-gatherer
    a member of a hunting and gathering society
  13. subsistence
    a means of surviving
  14. subsistence farming
    farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without surpluses for marketing
  15. agricultural
    relating to or used in or promoting farming
  16. horticulture
    the cultivation of plants
  17. biotechnology
    the use of microorganisms for industrial purposes
  18. neolithic
    of or relating to the most recent period of the Stone Age
  19. hectare
    a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares
  20. cultivation
    production of food by preparing the land to grow crops
  21. nomad
    a member of a people who have no permanent home
  22. pastoral
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  23. agribusiness
    a large-scale farming enterprise
  24. cash crop
    a cultivated plant that is grown to be sold for profit
  25. monoculture
    the act or practice of growing only one type of crop
  26. climatic
    of or relating to weather in some location over time
  27. region
    the extended spatial location of something
  28. desalinization
    the removal of salt, especially from sea water
  29. corporate
    of or belonging to a business firm
  30. sustainable
    capable of being prolonged
  31. rain shadow
    an area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it
  32. hearth
    a built-in space in a wall where a fire can be built
  33. revolution
    a single complete turn
  34. settlement
    the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
  35. commercial
    connected with or engaged in the exchange of goods
  36. Mediterranean
    the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
  37. spatial
    pertaining to the expanse in which things are located
  38. quaternary
    consisting of or arranged in sets of four
  39. tertiary
    coming third in position
  40. secondary
    being of second rank or importance or value
  41. primary
    of first rank or importance or value
  42. isolation
    the act of setting something apart from others
  43. homogenous
    all of the same or similar kind or nature
  44. genetically modified
    having DNA altered to produce a certain trait
  45. deforestation
    the state of being clear of trees
  46. desertification
    a gradual transformation into arid, uninhabitable land
  47. metallurgy
    the science and technology of ores and alloys
  48. site
    the piece of land on which something is located
  49. situation
    physical position in relation to the surroundings
  50. basic
    reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible
  51. town
    an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
  52. city
    a large and densely populated urban area
  53. megalopolis
    a very large urban complex
  54. globalize
    make world-wide in scope or application
  55. suburb
    a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
  56. exurbia
    a residential area outside of a city and beyond suburbia
  57. urbanization
    the social process whereby cities grow
  58. metropolitan
    relating to or characteristic of a large urban area
  59. hinterland
    a remote and undeveloped area
  60. primate
    any mammal of the group including monkeys, apes, and humans
  61. zoning
    dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc
  62. suburbanize
    take on suburban character
  63. eminent domain
    a right of the state to take private property for public use
  64. slum
    a district of a city marked by poverty
  65. gentrification
    change in poorer areas due to an influx of wealthier people
  66. enclave
    an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct
  67. satellite
    any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
  68. sector
    a particular aspect of life or activity
  69. urban area
    a geographical area constituting a city or town
  70. infrastructure
    the basic features of a system or organization
  71. commission
    the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
  72. city manager
    the head of a city government
  73. gradient
    a graded change in the magnitude of something
  74. industrialization
    the development of commercial enterprise
  75. outsource
    obtain goods or services from an external supplier
  76. comparative
    involving the examination of similarities and differences
  77. agglomeration
    the act of collecting in a mass
  78. input
    signal going into an electronic system
  79. output
    production of a certain amount
  80. conglomeration
    a sum total of many varied things taken together
  81. centralization
    the act of gathering or bringing to one place
  82. footloose
    free to go or do as one pleases
  83. theorist
    someone who constructs hypotheses
  84. dependency
    relying on or being controlled by someone or something else
  85. nationalism
    the doctrine that your country's interests are superior
  86. privatize
    move away from governmental or public ownership or control
  87. autonomy
    political independence
  88. multinational
    involving or operating in several countries
  89. transnational
    involving or operating in several countries
  90. collateral
    accompanying; following as a consequence
  91. integration
    the act of combining into a whole
  92. per capita
    relating to each person individually
  93. periphery
    the outside boundary or surface of something
  94. core
    the center of an object
  95. liberal
    showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
  96. consumerism
    the theory that increasing use of goods is beneficial
  97. depletion
    the state of being used up
  98. azimuthal
    of or relating to or in azimuth
  99. azimuth
    the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian
  100. place
    a point located with respect to surface features of a region
  101. ethnic
    distinctive of the ways of living of a group of people
  102. indigenous
    originating where it is found
  103. postmodern
    of or relating to postmodernism
  104. socialism
    a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
  105. hierarchical
    classified by various criteria into successive levels
Created on Fri May 03 15:09:02 EDT 2024 (updated Fri May 03 15:24:16 EDT 2024)

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