Unit 1
the coordinates of a place using latitude and longitude
Absolute location
land suitable for farming/Agriculture
arable land
visible imprint of human activity and culture on the landscape
cultural landscape
a boundary that existed before the cultural landscape emerged and stayed in place while people moved in to occupy the surrounding area
antecedent boundary
a seasonal periodic movement of pastoralists and their livestock between highland and lowland pastures
transhumance
number of farmers per unit of farmland
agricultural density
temporary marked increase in the birthrate
mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages
a small neutral state between two rival powers
buffer state
the use of genetically altered crops in agriculture and DNA manipulation in livestock in order to increase production
biotechnology
a thematic map using shading to show a pattern of a variable (it also uses shading)
choropleth map
Number of people too old or too young in comparison to the working class
Dependency Ratio
Adoption of the behavioral patterns of the surrounding culture
Acculturation
the action of changing from colonial to independent status
decolonization
the process in which an environment slowly transitions into a desert-like landscape/enviorment
desertification
the theory that the physical environment causes social development
enviornmental determinism
a sequence of demographic changes in which a country moves from high birth rate and death rates to low birth and death rates throughout time
Demographic Transition Model
distinguished area of the earth
geographic region
a part of a country that is separated from the rest of the country and surrounded by foreign territory
exclave
the practice of frequently moving from one place to the other, dictated by the availability of food
nomadism
divided the west into townships and ranges to help with the buying and selling of land
Land Ordinance Act of 1785
a loss of highly educated and skilled workers to other countries
Brain Drain
monotheistic religion of muslims
Islam
to divide a geographic area into voting districts so ad to give unfair advantage to one party in elections
gerrymander
agriculture that is conducted to be directly consumed by the grower, sometimes sold for profit if excess is produced
subsistence agriculture