Thinking Geographically
Population & Migration
Culture
Political Geography
Agriculture
Cities
Development
100
The "Middle East" is an example of this type of region.
Vernacular (Perceptual) Region
100
Work and war represent these two types of migration causes respectively. (2 parts)
Pull and Push
100
Religion is this type of force in Saudi Arabia, but it's this other type of force in Myanmar. (2 parts)
Centripetal; Centrifugal
100
At this 19th century meeting, European states decided the fate of many African nations by creating these. (2 parts)
Berlin Conference; Superimposed Boundaries
100
This survey method is based on the natural landscape.
Metes-and-Bounds
100
The San Andreas Fault and a large bay are characteristic of this in San Francisco.
Site
100
These financial instruments have helped alleviate poverty by helping women to start businesses in LDCs.
Microloans
200
Geographers use various map projections--Mercator, Good-Homolosine, Robinson--because projecting a round earth onto a flat map always leads to this.
Distortion
200
These three demographic factors determine population growth.
Fertility, mortality, migration
200
If this man showed up to a business meeting in New York wearing this outfit, disregarding him for not meeting professional Western standards would be an example of this. Whereas acknowledging the differences in professional standards between the US and Nigeria and doing business with him anyway would be an example of this. (2 parts)
Ethnocentrism; Cultural Relativism
200
The great power proxy war between the US and Russia and the regional proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran in recent years made Syria this.
Shatterbelt
200
Mixed-crop commercial agriculture and plantations would be considered this type of farming, while ranching and nomadic herding would be considered this type of farming. (2 parts)
Intensive; Extensive
200
Mixed-land use, walkability, and transit-oriented development are all characteristic of this movement.
New Urbanism
200
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite measure of these three indicators of development. (2 parts)
Life-expectancy, education, per-capita income
300
The fact that the great civilizations of the Roman Empire and Han China had little to no interaction can be explained by this course concept.
Distance Decay
300
The country represented in the below population pyramid is in this stage of demographic transition.
Stage 4
300
Sikhism mixing elements of both Hinduism and Islam makes it an example of this course concept.
Syncretism
300
Although Spain has this type of government, it gave more power to the Catalonia region through this process. (2 parts)
Unitary; Devolution
300
Maize cultivation diffused from here to here during this process beginning in the late-15th century. (3 parts)
New World; Old World; Columbian Exchange
300
The legacy of 20th century practices like redlining and blockbusting has led to this current state of affairs in many American cities.
De facto segregation
300
China has cheap labor, which strengthens this sector, as well as a strong consumer market, which strengthens this sector. This combination would classify China as this type of country under this theory of development. (4 parts)
Secondary; Tertiary; Semi-Peripheral; Wallerstein's World Systems Theory
400
Identify and describe 2 types of thematic map. (2 parts, include what they tell you)
Graduated symbol
Dot distribution
Chloropleth
Cartogram
400
If Papua New Guinea has a population growth rate of 2% annually, it's doubling time is this.
35 years
400
This Tik Tok Video going viral in Asia is this type of diffusion, but the reason you are able to understand it and laugh at it may be better explained by another type of diffusion. (2 parts)
Contagious; Hierarchical
400
The Philippines has accused China of encroaching on this, as defined by this. (2 points)
Exclusive Economic Zone; United Nations Convention on the Laws of the Sea (UNCLOS)
400
These large enterprises have been able to occupy an increasing share of US farming largely because they are able to take advantage of this, which enables them to sell products at a lower price. (2 parts)
Agribusiness; Economies of Scale
400
Hollywood is an important concentration of businesses in the entertainment industry, which makes it an example of this course concept. Its expansive influence is an important determining factor in classifying LA as this. Its presence away from the CBD is also evidence that LA follows this urban model. (3 parts)
Agglomeration; World City; Galactic City (or Multiple-Nuclei)
400
According to this theory, manufacturers in this type of industry should locate their factories near the source of raw materials. (2 parts)
Least-cost theory; Bulk-reducing industry
500
When using Google Maps to drive from Zhubei to Hsinchu, you are using this navigation technology with a map at this scale. (2 parts)
GPS; Large Scale Map
500
These two combined facts led Thomas Malthus to predict disaster.
Geometric (exponential) population growth and arithmetic growth in food production.
500
Starting in the 16th century, these three developments helped establish European languages (later predominately English) as global lingua franca.
Colonialism, imperialism, and trade
500
The existence of the Dome of the Rock (mosque) and the Wailing Wall (Jewish shrine) in Jerusalem illustrates a conflict over this between the people's in the lands of Israel/Palestine.
Territoriality
500
Malthus was proven wrong because this aspect of the land in many countries was improved by this process beginning in the 18th century. (2 parts)
Carrying Capacity; Second Agricultural Revolution
500
The outskirts of a North American city are typically classified as this with this type of population density, while the outskirts of South American cities are more likely to be classified as this with this type of population density. (4 parts)
Suburbs; Dispersed; Squatter Settlements/Disamenity Zone; Clustered
500
The recent blockage of the Suez Canal by a giant container ship demonstrated a major disruption to this. Economies are vulnerable to such disruptions because they try to maximize this with international trade. This illustrated how the Suez Canal constitutes one of these vital geopolitical locations. (3 parts)
Global supply-chain; Comparative advantage/complementarity; choke point