AP Human Geography Study Thread

<p>He proposed the rimland theory(area surrounding heartland is most powerful). Mackinder proposed the heartland theory.
I am just doing this off my memory so please correct me if I am wrong</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>Next Question: What is hierarchial diffusion and name one feature that spread thru this way.</p>

<p>Hierarchial diffusion is a form of expansion diffusion, when not all individuals are affected. The adaption of the innovation is "Voluntary". Ex: Fax Machines</p>

<p>Which organization laid the groundwork for the "Law of the Sea"?</p>

<p>Islam is spread through hierarchial diffusion in some cases
It is when it diffuses throughlevels like a king to the peasants</p>

<p>Define possibilism</p>

<p>also if anyone has the ap geo released test, can u send it to me. please</p>

<p>Humans can change the environmental to meet our needs.</p>

<p>Opposes environmental determinisnm</p>

<p>Question:
What is the difference betweent the J-cuve, and the S-Curve.</p>

<p>J Curve keeps on going, S curve levels off</p>

<p>Describe the Organizations that lead to the eventual creation of the EU</p>

<p>The EEU was there before I believe (not sure), and eventually became the EU.</p>

<p>Question: What is the informal sector?</p>

<p>such as selling illicit drugs or hand made things that are sold in the streets</p>

<p>what is the development model</p>

<p>maybe the steps needed for a country to become developed/like the Rostow stages (I think).</p>

<p>Question:</p>

<p>Boserep theory?</p>

<p>Also what is the epidemiological transition model?
Gendered space?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>boserep theory was the opposite of malthus's theory. it states that at first the farm land needs to wait a long time for the fallow land, and the time decreses as time contintues.</p>

<p>what is the different between green revolution and biotechnological revolutuion</p>

<p>Green Revolution: You increase yield sizes by converting fertilizers and grains.</p>

<p>Biotechnological rev: taking plants and making them better by implementing items into them. Some say we have been changing plants all along because of natural selection of plants.</p>

<p>Describe what an edge city is?</p>

<p>its the suburbs of large cities. The affluent people are moving out of the CBD to the edge cities. This is facilitated by the low cost of transportation and highways</p>

<p>gendered space - is like separated restrooms(one for men, one for woman). It is just a separation of space for each gender
epidemiological transition-follows the demographic transition exceptits for health conditions. I don't know all the stages in this but it goes from Age of Famine and Pestillence to Clean and Sanitary conditions.
Boserup model - fallow period gets shorter over time because of increased population.
Next Question: What is action space</p>

<p>All the activities and places a person visits daily.</p>

<p>Do you think its a good idea to read over most of Barron's today, to refresh my mind?</p>

<p>Next Question: Describe complentarity, accesibility, and connectivity.</p>

<p>complementarity - relationship between 2 places, mostly economic(eg. florida has economic complementarity with New York, Florida provides the supply while New York Gives the Demand)
accessibility-how accessible one place is from another
connectivity- the degree of connection between 2 places.</p>

<p>I will probably read over the barrons book too.But first I am going to do the study guide provided by Mc graw hill</p>

<p>Next Question: Name the three main urban models</p>

<p>Hoyt's sector model- Mexico
Concentric zone model- Chicago
Multiple Nuclei Model- Los Angeles</p>

<p>Next Question: What is a postmodern landscape?</p>

<p>i think its architecture that goes back to older values instead of the modern landscape which was dull and something like that. dunno</p>

<p>what are ancillary activities?</p>

<p>Activities that surround large industrial cities. Ex: Food</p>

<p>What is a vernacular region? What does vernacular mean when used in a diff context?</p>