AP Human Geography-FRQ – Flashcards
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Choropleth Maps
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Strength: -shows dominance of a trait -standardized rates, densities, %s Weakness: -consider level of aggregation -degree of generalization -makes sure you are comparing "apples to apples"
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Dot Maps
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-uses dots to indicate the # of occurrences of a mapped variable within a given area -provides a spatial pattern -gives an impression of the "density" of occurrence -best for raw data, not ratios or normalized data
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Isoline/Isopleth Maps
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-data is connected by lines which form smooth transition between values which are spread uniformly across an area -data bands assign color=isopleth
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Flow Line Maps
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Shows movement of people,information, and goods between places.
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Topographic Maps
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Reflects the Earth's physical features (terrain, elevation).
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Commodity chain
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A commodity chain is a series of links connecting the many places of production and distribution and resulting in a commodity that is exchanged on the market.
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Gross National Product (GNP)
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The total value of goods and services, including income received from abroad, produced by the residents of a country within a specific time period, usually one year. It is broader than GDP.
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
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The total value of goods and services produced within the borders of a country during a specific time period, usually one year.
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Gross National Income (GNI)
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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 country's wealth in the context of a global economy. PER CAPITA.
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Informal Economy
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The uncounted/illegal economy that governments do not tax and keep track of, which includes the black market and illegal drug trade.
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More Developed Countries (MCDs)
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Developed countries, clustered in the North.
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Less Developed Countries (LDCs)
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-Emerging, developing, least developed, underdeveloped countries. -Clustered in the South
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Indicators of Development
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1.) Gross National Income (GNI) per capita. 2.) Mean years of schooling. 3.) Expected years of schooling. 4.) Life expectancy.
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Primary Sector
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Raw materials/extraction >decreasing in LDCs -mechanization >stable in MDCs -can't go much lower
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Secondary Sector
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Manufacturing -Has decreased sharply in MDCs -Lesser % of workforce in MDCS than in LDCs
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Tertiary Sector
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Services -Large % in MDCs -Growing but much smaller % in LDCs
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Quaternary Sector
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intellectual, data driven
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Quinary Sector
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Highest levels of decision-making in a society or economy.
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Gender Inequality Index (GII)
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1.) Reproductive health -Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) -Adolescent Fertility Rate (AFR) 2.) Empowerment -Share of parliamentary seats. 3.) Labor market participation
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Lower GII= Higher Development
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1.) It leads to smaller family sizes. -Women who have more educational and economic opportunity have less children. -Lower dependency ratio. -More economic investment. 2.) GNI is higher. - Women are included in the formal economy become major economic assets.
