AP THEMES

Word: Demography

Example

1) The statistical study of human

populations, especially with reference
to size and density, distribution, and
vital statistics
2) Trends in people and the things that
impact them

During the Bosnian War, Bosnian Serbs

sought to ipe out Bosnian Muslims.

Associated Terms

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Genocide
Diaspora
Infanticide

Word: Gender Roles

1) An overt presentation of gender
identity
2) The perception of gender and
gender expectations in societies

Associated Terms

Patriarchal Societies
Eunuchs
Harem

Example
In Sparta, women were famous for their
independence compared to that of Greek
women of their time.

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Word: Human Environment Interaction

Example

1) Human consisting of people

Environment the aggregate of
surrounding things, conditions, or
influences
Interaction reciprocal action,
effect, or influence
2) How humans interact with and/or
change the environment
Associated Terms

Started in the 7th century BCE, the Great

Wall of China was built to protect the
Chinese empire.

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Urbanization
Pollution
Global Warming

Word: Human Migration

1) Human consisting of people
Migration the process of migrating
2) People moving from one place to
another

Associated Terms

Conquest
Religion
Push/Pull Factors

Example
Many Native American nations were forced
by the US government to relocate in the
19th century CE.

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Word: Labor Systems

1) Labor productive activity,
especially for the sake of economic
gain
System any assemblage or set of
correlated members
2) How people work and how work is
organized
Associated Terms

Example
Established during the days of the early
American colonies, an indentured servant
worked unpaid for a certain amount of
time until he repaid his debt to his debtor.

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Slavery
Market vs. Command
Economy
Peasant

Word: State Systems

Example

1) State a sovereign political power or The U.K. currently has a constitutional

community
monarchy.
System any assemblage or set of
correlated members
2) Government and how it is organized

Associated Terms

Monarchy
Republic
Anarchy

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Word: Technology
1) The branch of knowledge that deals
with the creation and use of
technical means and their
interrelation with life, society, and
the environment, drawing on such
subjects as industrial arts,
engineering, applied science, and
pure science
2) Tools created to solve problems
Associated Terms

Example
The invention of the assembly line by
Henry Ford created the technique of mass
production and revolutionized the
American market.

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Innovation
Silicon Chip
Integration

Word: Trade
1

the act or process of buying, selling,

or exchanging commodities
2 exchange

Associated Terms

Mercantilism
Currency
Communism

Example
The Panama Canal was built in order to
ease international trade by ships.

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Word: Humanities
1) The quality or condition of being
human
2) Representations of culture

Associated Terms

Example

Vivaldi wrote the Double Cello Concerto in

G minor.

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Impressionism
Mosques
Pop Culture

Word: Religion and Philosophy

Example

1) Religion a specific fundamental set

of beliefs and practices generally
agreed on by a number of people or
sects
Philosophy the rational
investigation of the truths and
principles of being, knowledge, or
conduct
2) How people explain origins and
morals based on faith or reason
Associated Terms

Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are

examples of monotheistic religions.

Monotheism
Aristotle
Missionary

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