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  2. Barrioization - Wikipedia

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    Barrioization or barriorization is a theory developed by Chicano scholars Albert Camarillo and Richard Griswold del Castillo to explain the historical formation and maintenance of ethnically segregated neighborhoods of Chicanos and Latinos in the United States.

  3. AP Human Geography - Wikipedia

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    Advanced Placement (AP) Human Geography (also known as AP Human Geo, AP Geography, APHG, AP HuGe, APHug, AP Human, HuGS, AP HuGo, or HGAP) is an Advanced Placement social studies course in human geography for high school, usually freshmen students in the US, culminating in an exam administered by the College Board. [1]

  4. Multiple nuclei model - Wikipedia

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    The theory was formed based on the idea that people have greater movement due to increased car ownership. This increase of movement allows for the specialization of regional centers (e.g. heavy industry, business parks, retail areas). The model is suitable for large, expanding cities.

  5. Human geography - Wikipedia

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    Human geography or anthropogeography is the branch of geography which studies spatial relationships between human communities, cultures, economies, and their interactions with the environment, examples of which include urban sprawl and urban redevelopment. [1]

  6. AP World History: Modern - Wikipedia

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    AP World History: Modern was designed to help students develop a greater understanding of the evolution of global processes and contacts as well as interactions between different human societies. The course advances understanding through a combination of selective factual knowledge and appropriate analytical skills.

  7. Five themes of geography - Wikipedia

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    A person's travel from place to place, and the actions they perform there are also considered movement. Places are connected by movement: [1] Methods of transportation (transportation geography) – public transportation, private transportation, freight transportation; Movement in everyday life; History of movement; Economic factors influencing ...

  8. Friction of distance - Wikipedia

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    The result was a strongly localized human geography, manifested in aspects as varied as language and economy. One of the most profound effects of the technological advances since 1800, including the railroad , the automobile , and the telephone , has been to drastically reduce the costs of moving people, goods, and information over long distances.

  9. Geographic mobility - Wikipedia

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    Geographic mobility is the measure of how populations and goods move over time. Geographic mobility, population mobility, or more simply mobility is also a statistic that measures migration within a population.