Units 1-2
Name three types of thematic maps
Chloropleth, dot distribution, graduated symbol, isoline, topographic, cartogram
What is time-space convergence?
The phenomenon whereby the introduction of new transportation technologies progessively reduces the time it takes to travel between places
What is a commodity chain?
A series of links connecting a commodity’s many pieces of production and distribution.
Define semi-periphery
Countries or regions whose economies have elements of both the core and the periphery
What is the Concentric Zone model (bonus point for agricultural model it looks like)!
A model of a city’s internal organization developed by E. W. Burgess that shows rings of a factory production and different residential zones radiating outward for a CBD (like the Von Thunen Model)
Define vernacular region
A region defined by the shared feelings and aptitudes of people in an area
What is syncretism?
Define devolution
What happens in the quaternary sector?
What two models were introduced in unit 2 that coincide with human development? DEFINE
Demographic Transition Model (shows birth rate, death rate, and life expectancy over time) and Epidemiological Transition Theory (shows the patterns of disease and cause of death over time)
The portion of Earth’s surface with permanent human settlement
Define and give an example of Centripetal Force
A force that brings together and unifies a neighborhood, society, or country
Give three examples of intensive agriculture
market gardening, truck farming, plantation agriculture, mixed crop/livestock farming, dairy farming, grain agriculture, paddy rice farming, livestock fattening
What is the formula for the Gravity Model?
Define Bid-Rent theory
What is stimulus diffusion?
The diffusion of an idea where they overlying idea is ignored but the root is adapted into something new (i.e. A McDonalds chain specific to Asia)
What is the main usage of a pidgin language?
A trade language used to facilitate exchange on a basic level
Give an example of irridentism (bonus points if you define)
Russia and Ukraine - the political claim to territory in another country based on ethnic affiliations and historic borders
What are the four things that HDI factors?
Life expectancy, education levels, GNI, and PPP
DAILY DOUBLEEEEEEEEEEE
What is the Malthusian Theory and what event has disproved it?
The idea that human’s ability to reproduce far exceeds their ability to increase food production (exponential population growth and slow production capacity)
Disproved by Industrial and Agricultural Revolution
What are the four major population clusters?
South Asia, East Asia, Europe, and Southeast Asia
Name the six main religions
Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, and Sikhism
What is the state that used gerrymandering so much it got banned by the Supreme Court?
Wisconsin - Gill v. Whitford
Name three of the eleven principles of New Urbanism
Workability, connectivity, mixed use and diversity, diverse housing, quality architecture and design, traditional structure, increased density, smart transport, sustainability, quality of life
The population of a settlement is inversely proportional to its rank in the urban hierarchy
Rank Size Rule