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Human Geography — Key Concepts

Vocabulary for AP Human Geography

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Urbanization
Increasing proportion of population living in cities
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Pull Factor
Condition attracting migrants to a new location
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Push Factor
Condition driving people to leave their current location
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Diffusion
Spread of cultural traits, ideas, or innovations across space
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Globalization
Increasing interconnection of economies, cultures, and governments worldwide
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Gentrification
Renovation of urban areas that displaces lower-income residents
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Primate City
City far larger than any other in its country; dominates economically
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Cultural Landscape
Human modification of natural environment; reveals cultural values
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Ethnic Enclave
Area where an ethnic group is concentrated within a larger city
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Demographic Transition Model
Theory describing population change from high to low birth and death rates
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Dependency Ratio
Ratio of non-working population to working-age population
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Colonialism
Control of one territory by a foreign power; reshapes economies and cultures
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Centripetal Force
Factor unifying a nation; shared language, religion, nationalism
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Centrifugal Force
Factor dividing a nation; ethnic conflict, regionalism, inequality
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Core-Periphery Model
Wealthy core regions dominate less-developed peripheral regions