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APHumanGeographyAPEXAMREVIEWASSIGNMENT

DIRECTIONS:COMPLETETHEWORKSHEETFOREACHOFTHEFOLLOWINGUSINGTHEFORMSATTACHED.MODEL/THEORY/NOTABLEGEOGRAPHERLISTThe“must‐knows”ofAPHumanGeography1. Diffusionmodels–stimulus(contagious,hierarchical)andrelocation2. Demographictransitionmodel3. EpidemiologicTransitionModel4. Gravitymodel(aka“Reilley’sLaw)(usedtoillustratemigration,butcanbeusedto predictanykindofinteraction,suchaseconomic,etc.)5. ThomasMalthus(Population)6. Core‐domain‐spheremodel(D.W.Meinig)7. VonThunen’smodelofagriculture8. SustainableDevelopment9. Weber’smodel(ofindustriallocation‐least‐costtheory)10. Rostow’s“modernization”modelofdevelopment11. CorePeripheryModel12. ModernizationTheory13. DependencyTheory14. WorldSystemsTheory(Wallerstein)15. Concentriczone,Burgess16. Sectormodel,Hoyt17. Multiplenuclei,HarrisandUllman18. ModelofatypicalLatinAmericanCity19. UrbanRealmsmodel20. CentralPlaceTheory(WalterChristaller)21. Rank‐sizerule22. Bid‐RentTheory23. Lee’sModelofMigration24. Ravenstein’s“laws”ofmigration(notamodel,butmodel‐like)25. MigrationTransitionModel26. “HalfordMackinder’s“Heartland”theory(“Rimland”theoryneedstobeaddressed too)27. EstherBoserup’smodelofagriculturaldevelopment28. ModelsoftypicalcitiesinEurope,Africa,SouthAsia,SoutheastAsia,etc

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#1)Diffusionmodels–stimulus(contagious,hierarchical)andrelocationHuman Geography unit of study:

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#2)DemographictransitionmodelHuman Geography unit of study:

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#3)EpidemiologicTransitionModel Human Geography unit of study:

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#4)Gravitymodel(aka“Reilley’sLaw)(usedtoillustratemigration,butcanbeusedtopredictanykindofinteraction,suchaseconomic,etc.) Human Geography unit of study:

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#5)ThomasMalthus(Population) Human Geography unit of study:

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#6)Core‐domain‐spheremodel(D.W.Meinig) Human Geography unit of study:

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#7)VonThunen’smodelofagriculture Human Geography unit of study:

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#8)SustainableDevelopment Human Geography unit of study:

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#9)Weber’smodel(ofindustriallocation‐least‐costtheory) Human Geography unit of study:

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#10)Rostow’s“modernization”modelofdevelopment Human Geography unit of study:

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#11)CorePeripheryModel Human Geography unit of study:

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#12)ModernizationTheory Human Geography unit of study:

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#13)DependencyTheory Human Geography unit of study:

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#14)WorldSystemsTheory(Wallerstein) Human Geography unit of study:

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#15)Concentriczone,Burgess Human Geography unit of study:

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#16)Sectormodel,Hoyt Human Geography unit of study:

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#17)Multiplenuclei,HarrisandUllman Human Geography unit of study:

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#18)ModelofatypicalLatinAmericanCity Human Geography unit of study:

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#19)UrbanRealmsmodel Human Geography unit of study:

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#20)CentralPlaceTheory(WalterChristaller) Human Geography unit of study:

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#21)Rank‐sizerule Human Geography unit of study:

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#22)Bid‐RentTheory Human Geography unit of study:

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#23)Lee’sModelofMigration Human Geography unit of study:

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#24)Ravenstein’s“laws”ofmigration(notamodel,butmodel‐like) Human Geography unit of study:

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#25)MigrationTransitionModel Human Geography unit of study:

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#26)“HalfordMackinder’s“Heartland”theory(“Rimland”theoryneedstobeaddressedtoo)Human Geography unit of study:

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#27)EstherBoserup’smodelofagriculturaldevelopment Human Geography unit of study:

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#28)ModelsoftypicalcitiesinEurope,Africa,SouthAsia,SoutheastAsia,etc Human Geography unit of study:

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