AP Human Geography 2025 Exam
Review - Terms you Need to Know ||
Questions & Answers (Rated A+)
Demographic Transition Model - ANSWER - The 5 stages of a country's development.
Populations Pyramids - ANSWER - Graphs that show population of a country by age
group.
Culture - ANSWER - The way of life of a group of people.
Folk Culture - ANSWER - The culture of groups that are usually small, homogeneous,
traditional, rural groups living in relative isolation from other groups. Ex: Native
American tribes and African villages.
Popular Culture - ANSWER - Cultural traits such as dress, diet, and music that identify
and are a part of today's changeable, urban based, media influenced, western society.
Basically the popular things everyone is doing, wearing, or listening to.
Local Culture - ANSWER - A group of people who see themselves as a collective
community, share common experiences, customs, and traits.
Material Culture - ANSWER - The art, clothing, housing, food, sports, dances, and other
items that can be constructed by a group of people.
Non material Culture - ANSWER - Beliefs, practices, values, and traditions of a group of
people. Not tangible items.
Lingua Franca - ANSWER - A common language between speakers of different
languages for the purpose of trade and/or commerce.
Pidgin Language - ANSWER - When parts of two or more languages are combined in a
simplified structure and vocabulary.
Creole Language - ANSWER - Pidgin language that became adopted by a group of
people as their official language.
Official Language - ANSWER - In multilingual countries, the language selected to
promote internal cohesion, and is usually the language of government.
Global Language - ANSWER - The language used most commonly around the world
based on the number of speakers or prevalence in commerce and trade.
, State - ANSWER - A politically organized territory with specific boundaries that is
recognized by the international community. (Same thing as a country)
Nation - ANSWER - A group of people possessing bonds in language, ethnicity, religion,
and other shared attributes.
Nation-State - ANSWER - State that is made up of a specific nation. (There are almost
no true ones in the world)
Multinational State - ANSWER - State with many nations. (Almost all states)
Stateless Nation - ANSWER - A nation without their own state. Ex: Palestine
Heartland Theory - ANSWER - Theory developed by Halford Mackinder that says
whoever controls the heartland in eurasia could eventually control the world.
Rimland Theory - ANSWER - Developed by Nicholas Spykman. This theory states that
whoever controls the area around the Heartland could eventually control the world.
Von Thunens Model - ANSWER - A model that explains the location of agricultural
activities in rings around a central city. Shows that everything is placed due to its ability
to get to the markets in the city and the cost of transportation.
First ring of VTM - ANSWER - The ring of Von Thunens Model where dairying and
intensive farming are done.
Second ring of VTM - ANSWER - The ring of Von Thunens Model where timber and
firewood are harvested.
Third ring of VTM - ANSWER - The ring of Von Thunens Model where crops such as
grain are grown.
Fourth ring of VTM - ANSWER - The ring of Von Thunens Model where ranching
occurs.
Location theory - ANSWER - A theory that attempts to address where economic
activities are located and why they are there.
The five themes of geography - ANSWER - 1) Location
2) Human-environment interactions
3) Region
4) Place
5) Movement
Review - Terms you Need to Know ||
Questions & Answers (Rated A+)
Demographic Transition Model - ANSWER - The 5 stages of a country's development.
Populations Pyramids - ANSWER - Graphs that show population of a country by age
group.
Culture - ANSWER - The way of life of a group of people.
Folk Culture - ANSWER - The culture of groups that are usually small, homogeneous,
traditional, rural groups living in relative isolation from other groups. Ex: Native
American tribes and African villages.
Popular Culture - ANSWER - Cultural traits such as dress, diet, and music that identify
and are a part of today's changeable, urban based, media influenced, western society.
Basically the popular things everyone is doing, wearing, or listening to.
Local Culture - ANSWER - A group of people who see themselves as a collective
community, share common experiences, customs, and traits.
Material Culture - ANSWER - The art, clothing, housing, food, sports, dances, and other
items that can be constructed by a group of people.
Non material Culture - ANSWER - Beliefs, practices, values, and traditions of a group of
people. Not tangible items.
Lingua Franca - ANSWER - A common language between speakers of different
languages for the purpose of trade and/or commerce.
Pidgin Language - ANSWER - When parts of two or more languages are combined in a
simplified structure and vocabulary.
Creole Language - ANSWER - Pidgin language that became adopted by a group of
people as their official language.
Official Language - ANSWER - In multilingual countries, the language selected to
promote internal cohesion, and is usually the language of government.
Global Language - ANSWER - The language used most commonly around the world
based on the number of speakers or prevalence in commerce and trade.
, State - ANSWER - A politically organized territory with specific boundaries that is
recognized by the international community. (Same thing as a country)
Nation - ANSWER - A group of people possessing bonds in language, ethnicity, religion,
and other shared attributes.
Nation-State - ANSWER - State that is made up of a specific nation. (There are almost
no true ones in the world)
Multinational State - ANSWER - State with many nations. (Almost all states)
Stateless Nation - ANSWER - A nation without their own state. Ex: Palestine
Heartland Theory - ANSWER - Theory developed by Halford Mackinder that says
whoever controls the heartland in eurasia could eventually control the world.
Rimland Theory - ANSWER - Developed by Nicholas Spykman. This theory states that
whoever controls the area around the Heartland could eventually control the world.
Von Thunens Model - ANSWER - A model that explains the location of agricultural
activities in rings around a central city. Shows that everything is placed due to its ability
to get to the markets in the city and the cost of transportation.
First ring of VTM - ANSWER - The ring of Von Thunens Model where dairying and
intensive farming are done.
Second ring of VTM - ANSWER - The ring of Von Thunens Model where timber and
firewood are harvested.
Third ring of VTM - ANSWER - The ring of Von Thunens Model where crops such as
grain are grown.
Fourth ring of VTM - ANSWER - The ring of Von Thunens Model where ranching
occurs.
Location theory - ANSWER - A theory that attempts to address where economic
activities are located and why they are there.
The five themes of geography - ANSWER - 1) Location
2) Human-environment interactions
3) Region
4) Place
5) Movement
