Unit 1
the difference between nonrenewable sources and renewable
renewable- produced faster than consumed by humans
nonrenewable- produced in nature slower than consumed by humans
Definition of baby boom
Temporary increase in the birth rate
genocide definition and example
A mass killing of people, ex: Holocaust
Definition of colonization
Physical process where the colonizer takes over another place by putting its own government in charge
Definition of terrace farming
Cutting of “steps” into the mountains that allowed for more agriculture
The definition of density
The frequency of “something” in a given unit area (ex: ppl per unit)
Industrial Revolution
in the 19th century, a time when major improvements were made in manufacturing goals and delivering them to market
monolingual states vs multilingual states
Mono- countries where everyone speaks the same language (ex: Japan, Iceland)
Multi- countries where more than one language is in use (ex: USA 🦅)
Geometric boundary definition
A boundary that follows a geometric pattern
what is a GMO
Crops that carry new traits that have been inserted through advanced genetic engineering methods
What GPS uses to determine location
Satellite signals
Definition of dependency ratio
Number of people too young or too old to work compared to workers
monotheistic religion vs polytheistic religion
mono: worships a single deity
poly: worships more than one deity
multistate nation vs stateless nation
Multi: nation that stretches across borders and across states
stateless: a group of people with a common political identity who do not have a territorially defined, sovereign country of their own
What was the first agricultural revolution
The period roughly 10,000 years ago during which humans first began domesticating crops and animals
The definition of possibilism
The environment presents challenges, that may set limits on human actions, but ability to adjust and choose a course of action
The difference between physiological population density and arithmetic population density.
PPD: population of a region/farmable land
APD: population of a region divided by total land areaDefine Zoroastrianism
World’s oldest monotheistic religion
negative and positive effects of colonization
negative: diseases, death toll, famines, breakdown of traditional cultures
positive: increased quality of life, increased literacy, economic expansion
What is a commodity chain
The hands an item passes through between producer and consumer
The four types of regions and their meanings.
region- an area defined by one or more characteristic
formal region- an area in which everyone shares a common distinctive characteristic
functional region- an area organized around a focal point
vernacular region- an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity
What theory did Thomas Malthus come up with
Malthusian Theory: the theory that population grows faster than food supply
Define Christianity, Buddhism, and Judaism
Christianity: single founder Jesus
Buddhism: came from Hinduism
Judaism: grew out of the beliefs of Jews, based off teachings of Abraham
What years was the Berlin conference
1884-1885
Clustered settlement vs dispersed settlement
Clustered: houses grouped together in tiny clusters or hamlets
Dispersed: a rural settlement pattern characterized by isolated farms rather than clustered villages