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 Israel, 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

This building is a great example of this course idea. 

Sequent Occupancy 
200

The Balkan states are an example of 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. (2 parts)

Secondary; Tertiary

400

Below is an example of this type of thematic map at this scale of analysis. (2 parts)

Cartogram; Global Scale

400

This is calculating population density using the number of farmers and the total amount of arable land.

Agricultural Density

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. 

Agglomeration

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 Berthoud to Grand Junction, 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.

Suburbs; Dispersed

500

The recent blockage of the Suez Canal by a giant container ship demonstrated a major disruption to this. This illustrated how the Suez Canal constitutes one of these vital geopolitical locations. (2 parts)

Global supply-chain; choke point

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