Movement
This type of diffusion spreads through an elite or influential group first.
What is Hierarchical Diffusion?
A large area united by common physical, cultural, or political characteristics is known as this.
What is a Region?
Farming done mainly for profit is known as this.
What is Commercial Agriculture?
A map designed to show one specific topic, such as population density or climate, is called this.
What is a Thematic Map?
Shared beliefs, customs, and traditions of a group describe this.
What is Culture?
The rapid spread of fast food chains around the world is an example of this type of diffusion.
What is Expansion Diffusion?
The state of Texas is considered this type of region because it has officially recognized boundaries.
What is a Formal Region?
Crops whose DNA has been altered scientifically are called these.
What are Genetically Modified Crops (GMOs)?
A map that uses dots to represent the distribution of a feature is called this.
What is a Dot Distribution Map?
An official population count is called this.
What is a Census?
A person who flees their home country because of danger or persecution is called this.
What is a Refugee?
A region based on people’s opinions, feelings, or beliefs is called this.
What is a Perceptual Region?
According to this model, dairy farming is usually closest to the city because products spoil quickly.
What is the Von Thünen Model?
Road maps and atlases are examples of this type of map.
What are Reference Maps?
The average number of years someone is expected to live is called this.
What is Life Expectancy?
Improvements in transportation and communication that make faraway places feel closer describe this concept.
What is Space-Time Compression?
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are examples of this type of religion.
What is Monotheism?
Farming that uses large amounts of land with low labor input is called this.
What is Extensive Farming?
Technology that provides precise location using satellites is called this.
What is GPS (Global Positioning System)?
The average number of children born per woman is this.
What is Total Fertility Rate (TFR)?
Moving by personal choice for economic or educational opportunities is called this.
What is Voluntary Migration?
A region organized around a central point or node is called this.
What is a Functional Region?
The Fertile Crescent is considered an example of this.
What is a Cultural Hearth?
A map using colors or shading to represent data values across regions is called this type of thematic map.
What is a Choropleth Map?
The total value of goods and services produced in a country is this.
What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?