Thinking Geographically
Population and Migration
Agriculture
Development and Industry
Urbanization and Services
100
What is space-time compression?
Distances for travel and communication are getting smaller because of increased technology. This results in a more globalized world.
100

This is the ratio of the number of farmers divided by arable land. 

Agricultural density. 

100

Plantation agriculture can be defined as ___________ agriculture. 

Intensive 

100

According to Weber's Least Cost Theory, an industry that is bulk gaining should be located near the 

Market

100

This type of suburb has both residential and commercial areas. 

Edge city

200

What is the scale of world map with each country outlined?

National

200

This is the total number of children a women will have during her life. 

Total Fertility Rate

200

The number one factor in deciding land use in the Von Thunen model was the _______ from the market. 

Distance

200

If someone is working in a type of business where the income is not reported to the government, they are working in the ___________ sector. 

Informal

200
What does rank-size rule predict?
The size of cities in a country, state, or region. Each new city will be 1/nth the size of the original city.
300

What is one type of expansion diffusion? Define it. 

Contagious diffusion - ideas spread through person to person communication Hierarchical - ideas spread through the force of a power Stimulus - part of something diffuses, but not the whole enchilada.

300
What's the difference between interregional and intraregional migration? Give an example of each from the United States.
Interregional - from one region to another. People moving from the mid-west and north-east to the south. Intraregional - within a region. People moving from rural Oregon into Portland.
300

This theory believed that the population would outstrip the earth's resources (not food). 

Neo-Malthusian

300

This measures the total amount of goods and services produced in a country for one year. 

GDP

300
What is the difference between range and threshold?
Range is the distance people will go to access a service. Threshold is the number of customers necessary for a service to survive.
400
What is the difference between situation and site?
Site - physical characteristics of a location Situation - the location of something based on its location compared to other places
400

As countries move through the demographic transition model, what happens to the birth rate?

It starts out high and then goes low. 

400

This system of survey method divided up the land into large square parcels creating dispersed settlements. 

Township and range. 
400

When one country can produce a good cheaper than another country, they have a 

Comparative advantage
400

This part of the Latin American model is where there are little services and might be a site of old industry. 

Disamenity zone 

500

Define vernacular regions. Give an example

Vernacular: An area people "believe" exists as part of their cultural identity

500

What causes the death rate to decrease during the demographic transition model?

Improvements in medical care and sanitation. 

500

This revolution spread better seed technology and man made fertilizers to parts of the developing world. 

Green revolution

500

When businesses are clustered together for mutual advantage.

Agglomeration. 

500
In which urban model would people be least likely to use the CBD? Why?
Multiple nuclei.
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