AP Human Geography Guides d'étude, Notes de cours & Résumés

C. Indo-European - Answer People in London, Melbourne, Vancouver, and Mumbai all speak- A. Mandarin B. Romance C. Indo-European D. Germanic E. Sino-Tibetan E. Niger-Congo - Answer The most important language family in Sub-Saharan Africa is- A. Afro-Asiatic. B. Khoisan. C. Nilo-Saharan. D. Altaic E. Niger-Congo E. is not a sanctified place. - Answer A mosque differs from a church, because a mosque- A. is not a place of worship. B. displays a variety of architectural style...

what percent of the world population is malnourished? - Answer 1/6th Where does much of kenya's incme come from? - Answer foreign tea and coffee exports what are the set of processes thar are increasing interactions, deepening relationships and heighteniing interdependence regardless of national boundaries are called _____________ processes? - Answer global what do human geographers focus on? - Answer how people make places what branch of gography focuses upon natural landfo...

Accent - Answer a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation Dialect - Answer a regional variety of a language, with differences in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation; also a form of a language spoken by members of a particular social class or profession Esperanto - Answer an artificial language based as far as possible on words common to all the European languages Extinct Language - Answer A language that was once us...

The construction of makeshift housing in a country within the periphery, as shown in the photograph, is often the result of A)natural disasters that moved through the area, damaging homes B)government housing projects that were neglected as a result of government corruption C)an increasing number of industrial jobs available in a city without adequate housing D)too few schools and an increasing number of informal labor market jobs for children E)an increasing number of service-sector jobs ...

barter - Answer the form of trade in which a good or service is traded for another good or service, as agreed upon by the people doing the trading. *first form of trade* cash exchanges - Answer a form of trade in which cash, a way to place an abstract value on a *product* or *service* that allows for relatively *easy exchanges*, is exchanged for a good or service. central places - Answer the idea by *Walter Christaller* in the 1930s that different types of stores tend to cluster into...

Cartography - Answer the making of maps and charts Map Distortion - Answer Happens when a round surface is made flat; distortion may be in size or shape of land forms, distance between land forms, or in direction. Map Projection - Answer a projection of the globe onto a flat map using a grid of lines of latitude and longitude Map Scale - Answer shows the ratio between distances on a map and distances on the earth Geographic Scale - Answer ratio comparing the distance on the...

What is the difference between a habit and a custom? - Answer Habit is a repetitive act of an individual person - wearing jeans every day. Custom is a repetitive act of a group so much that it becomes characteristics of that group - college students wearing jeans every day. Define folk culture: - Answer Practiced by small, homogeneous groups living in isolated rural areas. Define popular culture: - Answer Found in large, heterogeneous societies that share certain habits despite dif...

With respect to the relationship between culture, religion, and the physical environment A) few religions derive meaningful events from the physical environment. B) religious ideas may be responsible for some of the changes people make in the physical environment. C) religion is no longer an important source of identification for a distinct cultural group. D) all religions appeal primarily to people living in their land of origin. E) All of the above are true. - Answer B A large a...

Which country led the world in manufacturing in the nineteenth century? A. Germany B. United States C. France D. United Kingdom - Answer D. United Kingdom Which his country had made the least progress toward industrialization during the late 19th century? A. Russia B. France C. Germany D. Belgium - Answer A. Russia Industrialization in the United States began in what region? A. The Midwest B. The Middle-Atlantic C. The South D. New England - Answer D. New England Beer ...

Development - Answer A process of improvement in the material conditions of people through diffusion of knowledge and technology Gross domestic product (GDP) - Answer The value of total output of goods and services produced in a country in a given time period (normally one year). Gross nationally income (GNI) - Answer Calculates the monetary worth of what is produced within a country plus income received from investments outside the country, as a more accurate way of measuring a coun...