spatial thinking
how something is spread across a space
what is spatial distribution
the spread of ideas, traits, or innovations
what is cultural diffusion
reasons people are forced to leave a place
what are push factors
a state's ability to govern itself independently
what is sovereignty
the arrangement of features (clustered, dispersed, random)
what is spatial pattern
what is relocation diffusion
reasons people are attracted to a place
what are pull factors
uncontrolled expansion of cities outward
what is urban sprawl
transfer of power from central government to regions
what is devolution
interaction decreases as distance increases
what is distance decay
spread through direct contact
what is contagious diffusion
model that shows how birth/death rates change and effect population over time
what is the demographic transition model (DTM)
wealthier people move in, causing displacement of residents
what is gentrification
forces that divide a region
what are centrifugal forces
the level being studied (local, regional, global)
what is scale of analysis
spread through influential people/places
what is hierarchical diffusion
average number of children per woman
what is total fertility rate (TFR)
theory that land value decreases with distance from CBD
what is bid-rent theory
forces that unify a country
what are centripetal forces
number of people or things per unit area
what is density
adoption of some traits from another culture
what is acculturation
maximum population an area can sustain
what is carrying capacity
what is the concentric zone model
increasing global economic and cultural connections
what is globalization