AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 12 VOCAB
INDUSTRY AND SERVICES 2026 EXAM
PREPARATION PACK KEY ECONOMIC
SECTORS LOCATION THEORY AND GLOBAL
INDUSTRY WITH SAMPLE QUESTIONS
◉ Artificial boundary. Answer: The alternative to natural boundaries
◉ Autonomous nationalism. Answer: A dissident minority that has
total or partial secession from the state as its primary goal is said to
be guided to ___
◉ Centrifugal force. Answer: Forces that destabilize and weaken a
state
◉ Centripetal force. Answer: Factors that bind people together the
people of a state, that enable it to function and give it strength
◉ Compact state. Answer: States with a circular shape
, ◉ Consequent (ethnographic) boundary. Answer: A border drawn to
accommodate existing religions, linguistic, ethnic, or economic
differences between countries
◉ Core area. Answer: The state that contains the most developed
economic base, densest population, and largest cities
◉ Devolution. Answer: The transfer of some central powers to
regional or local governments
◉ Electoral geography. Answer: Analyzing how the shape and
location of voting district boundaries influences election outcomes
◉ Elongated state. Answer: States that are long and narrow
◉ Enclave. Answer: The counterpart of an exclave/perforated state
◉ Ethnic cleansing. Answer: The killing or forcible relocation of less
powerful minorities
◉ European Union. Answer: The world's largest and richest bloc of
nation-states
INDUSTRY AND SERVICES 2026 EXAM
PREPARATION PACK KEY ECONOMIC
SECTORS LOCATION THEORY AND GLOBAL
INDUSTRY WITH SAMPLE QUESTIONS
◉ Artificial boundary. Answer: The alternative to natural boundaries
◉ Autonomous nationalism. Answer: A dissident minority that has
total or partial secession from the state as its primary goal is said to
be guided to ___
◉ Centrifugal force. Answer: Forces that destabilize and weaken a
state
◉ Centripetal force. Answer: Factors that bind people together the
people of a state, that enable it to function and give it strength
◉ Compact state. Answer: States with a circular shape
, ◉ Consequent (ethnographic) boundary. Answer: A border drawn to
accommodate existing religions, linguistic, ethnic, or economic
differences between countries
◉ Core area. Answer: The state that contains the most developed
economic base, densest population, and largest cities
◉ Devolution. Answer: The transfer of some central powers to
regional or local governments
◉ Electoral geography. Answer: Analyzing how the shape and
location of voting district boundaries influences election outcomes
◉ Elongated state. Answer: States that are long and narrow
◉ Enclave. Answer: The counterpart of an exclave/perforated state
◉ Ethnic cleansing. Answer: The killing or forcible relocation of less
powerful minorities
◉ European Union. Answer: The world's largest and richest bloc of
nation-states
