The organic theory, along with the Heartland and Rimland theories, falls under political geography, otherwise known as geopolitics. Geopolitics refers to how politics plays a role in geography and influences different geographic attributes such as political borders.
In this AP® Human Geography Review we will look at a physiological density definition to know what it really is and just how it relates to population density as a whole.
Are you an urbanite? Whether you like it or not, you are probably one of the growing numbers of people in the United States who live either in a city or close enough to quickly travel to one. Cities are growing much faster than rural areas, and the dynamics of urban geography are an important subject to know about for the AP® Human Geography exam.
Regions are a highly contested yet critical concept in the study of human geography and can be studied as they relate to space, place, and location. Regions allow us to generalize about a common characteristic so we can better group them.
When discussing urban geography, more particularly cities and urban land use, it is important to understand the gravity model, as we will discuss in this study guide. The gravity model helps to give a clearer understanding of the distribution and size of cities while also providing useful explanations of interactions among networks among cities.
A stateless nation is a special case of national political systems, but nonetheless crucial to understanding political geography. They are quite common throughout the world and consistently make major headlines. In this article, we will discuss what a stateless nation is, look at examples of stateless nations, explain why it’s important in having a comprehensive understanding of geography, and how to understand it in the context of the AP® Human Geography exam.
When we talk about a large city, there are various aspects to consider. The suburbs and the urban areas coexist, and that’s where the term agglomeration comes from. Located as part of the city center as well as right outside the city center, an agglomeration is a built-up area of a city region. In this AP® Human geography review, we will discuss about what agglomeration is and its importance.
Today, we’ll cover the Concentric Zone Model. When we talk about different groups of people and different parts of town as being business districts, residential districts or even working class districts, most people don’t think of them as concentric zones. Concentric zones are a model of the way that different social groups are arranged within a city, and a general representation is found in nearly all cities.
Human populations have moved and settled in many locations over a long period of time. That movement or migration raises several questions for students of human geography. What makes up a population?
There are many serious challenges facing countries today. History shows us that those challenges can and do lead to civil unrest, protest, and armed conflict. Those challenges are rooted in history and countries (also called states) must deal with the boundaries left to them by past generations.