AP Human Geography Barron's 7A
Vocab Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Agglomeration -
correct answer ✅Grouping together of many firms from the same
industry in a single area for collective or cooperative use of
infrastructure and sharing of labor resources.
ancillary activities -
correct answer ✅economic activities that surround and support
large-scale industries such as shipping and food service.
backwash effects -
correct answer ✅the negative impacts on one region of the
economic growth within another region.
break-bulk point -
correct answer ✅A location where large shipments of goods are
broken up into smaller containers for delivery to local markets.
brick-and-mortar businesses -
correct answer ✅Traditional businesses with actual stores in which
trade or retail occurs; they do not exist solely on the internet.
, AP Human Geography Barron's 7A
Vocab Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
bulk-gaining industries -
correct answer ✅Industries whose products weigh more after
assembly than they did previously in their constituent parts. Such
industries tend to have production facilities close to their markets.
bulk-reducing industries -
correct answer ✅Industries whose final products weigh less than
their constituent parts, and whose processing facilities tend to be
located close to sources of raw materials.
commodity dependence -
correct answer ✅when peripheral economies rely too heavily on
the export of raw materials, which places them on unequal terms
of exchange with more-developed countries that export higher-
value goods.
conglomerate corporation -
correct answer ✅a firm comprising many smaller firms that serve
several different functions.
core -
correct answer ✅national or global regions where economic
Vocab Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Agglomeration -
correct answer ✅Grouping together of many firms from the same
industry in a single area for collective or cooperative use of
infrastructure and sharing of labor resources.
ancillary activities -
correct answer ✅economic activities that surround and support
large-scale industries such as shipping and food service.
backwash effects -
correct answer ✅the negative impacts on one region of the
economic growth within another region.
break-bulk point -
correct answer ✅A location where large shipments of goods are
broken up into smaller containers for delivery to local markets.
brick-and-mortar businesses -
correct answer ✅Traditional businesses with actual stores in which
trade or retail occurs; they do not exist solely on the internet.
, AP Human Geography Barron's 7A
Vocab Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
bulk-gaining industries -
correct answer ✅Industries whose products weigh more after
assembly than they did previously in their constituent parts. Such
industries tend to have production facilities close to their markets.
bulk-reducing industries -
correct answer ✅Industries whose final products weigh less than
their constituent parts, and whose processing facilities tend to be
located close to sources of raw materials.
commodity dependence -
correct answer ✅when peripheral economies rely too heavily on
the export of raw materials, which places them on unequal terms
of exchange with more-developed countries that export higher-
value goods.
conglomerate corporation -
correct answer ✅a firm comprising many smaller firms that serve
several different functions.
core -
correct answer ✅national or global regions where economic
