Barron's AP Human Geography Unit 6
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
anthropocentric -
correct answer ✅human-centered; in sustainable development,
this word refers to ideas that focus solely on the needs of people
without considering the creatures with whom we share the planet
or the ecosystem upon which we depend
backwash effect -
correct answer ✅the negative effects on one region that result
from 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
, Barron's AP Human Geography Unit 6
Vocab Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
brick-and-mortar business -
correct answer ✅traditional businesses with actual stores in which
trade or retail occurs; it does not exist solely on the Internet
bulk gaining industries -
correct answer ✅industries whose final products weigh more after
assembly than they did previously in their constituent parts
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 material
conglomerate corporation -
correct answer ✅a firm that is compromised of 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
anthropocentric -
correct answer ✅human-centered; in sustainable development,
this word refers to ideas that focus solely on the needs of people
without considering the creatures with whom we share the planet
or the ecosystem upon which we depend
backwash effect -
correct answer ✅the negative effects on one region that result
from 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
, Barron's AP Human Geography Unit 6
Vocab Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
brick-and-mortar business -
correct answer ✅traditional businesses with actual stores in which
trade or retail occurs; it does not exist solely on the Internet
bulk gaining industries -
correct answer ✅industries whose final products weigh more after
assembly than they did previously in their constituent parts
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 material
conglomerate corporation -
correct answer ✅a firm that is compromised of many smaller firms
that serve several different functions
core -
correct answer ✅national or global regions where economic
