AP Human Geography Exam Review 2022/2023

absolute location - Answer - The actual space a place occupies on Earth's surface acculturation - Answer - The change that occurs within a culture when it adopts a practice from another culture agglomeration effects - Answer - The cost advantages (external economies) for an individual company gained by locating near similar industries or companies agribusiness - Answer - Commercial agriculture in which large corporations own and operate various steps in the production process with an emphasis on profit agricultural density - Answer - The number of people living in rural areas per unit of agricultural land alliance - Answer - An association among countries for the purpose of mutual defense or trade animism - Answer - The belief that spirits (including ancestral) live within objects such as animals, rivers, rocks, trees, and mountains antecedent boundary - Answer - A boundary placed before the cultural landscape was developed artifact - Answer - Tangible pieces of material culture assimilation - Answer - The process in which immigrants become totally integrated into the host culture backwash effect - Answer - The negative impact to the peripheral region sometimes caused by increased flows of labor and capital into a nearby high-growth region basic sector - Answer - Goods and services produced for individuals outside the urban work area bid-rent curve - Answer - The concept that the concentric circles in Burgess's concentric zone model are based on the amount people are willing to pay for land in each zone biotechnology - Answer - The application of scientific techniques to modify and improve plants, animals, and microorganisms to enhance their value built environment - Answer - The material culture of an environment carrying capa