Unit 1
Glenn High School is across the road from DMS. This describes the what type of location?
relative location otherwise known as situation
A country is a triangle shaped population pyramid, like Mozambique in Africa, would be in what stage on the Demographic Transition Model?
Stage 2
Race is socially constructed based on a person's ________ traits.
Biological
What is the difference between a state and a nation?
Nation are people connected culturally, states are people connected with defined boundaries
An example of this would be an automobile representing more than just transportation to a community i.e. freedom, independence, status symbol, rite of passage, etc.
What is CULTURAL COMPLEX
Typonyms are what?
place names
What is the difference between arithmetic density and physiological density?
arithmetic- number of people divided by land area
physiological- number of people divided by arable (farmable) land
Mix of indigenous and colonizer language is what type of language
creole language
This is the attempt to acquire territories in neighboring states inhabited by people of the same nation.
What is IRREDENTISM
What is the difference between push and pull factors, give an example of each.
push factors- factors that make you want to leave a place, bad environment, bad weather, bad government
pull factors- factors that make you move to a new place, good weather, good government, better jobs
A map very zoomed in on Downtown Austin compared to a map of the world, would have a what type of scale?
Downtown Austin- large scale
The world- small scale
Japan and other European countries have population pyramids that look like kites, with a wide top and small base. What stage would this be on the Demographic transition Model?
Stage 5
English and German come from what larges language family?
Indo-European
Suez Canal, Panama Canal, and Strait of Hormuz are all examples of this.
What is a CHOKE POINT
What is an example of stimulus diffusion?
McDonalds around the world changing the menu for different cultures.
What are the three types of regions and an example of each
formal- based on facts, language map, religion map, states, countries
functional- has a use! a pizza delivery area, a wifi area
perceptual (vernacular)- based on feelings, that's the "bad" part of town, my hometown, the bible belt
This is when refugees are unable to return to their home country.
What is REPATRIATE
Difference between Universalizing and Ethnic Religions and an example of each!
Universalizing- Appeal to people everywhere, Message diffused widely (missionaries will proselytize), examples: Christianity, Islam, Buddhism
Ethnic- religion tied to a place do not try and convert, examples- Judaism, Hinduism
Devolution is the movement of power from what to what?
federal central government to regional local governments
Lingua franca is the type of language used for what?
trade and business
GIS layers data from computers, while GPS gathers data to give you a person's what?
location
Name at least two of Ravenstein's laws of migrations.
1. Every migration is going to create a return or counter migration
2.The majority of migrants move a short distance
3. Migrants who move longer distances tend to choose big-city distances
4. Urban residents are less likely to move than inhabitants of rural areas
5. Families are less likely to move internationally than young adults
6. Women migrate more intraregionally than males, and men move more internationally than women
7. Most migration occurs because of economic and increases with economic development
8. Migration occurs in steps
This is when people within one culture adopt some of the traits of another while still retaining their own distinct culture.
What is ACCULTURATION
The Basque and Catalans of Spain want devolution. This term describes when groups want to be apart of the federal authority and can lead to devolution.
What is ETHNIC SEPARATISM
Holiest site for Muslim. City where the Hajj takes place
Mecca, Saudi Arabia