Nature and Perspectives
Cartography is the art and science of...
Map-making.
Blue jeans are an example of what kind of culture?
Popular culture
A Hindu temple in Texas is most likely caused by what kind of diffusion?
Relocation
In which of the following would you expect to find the highest rate of population growth?
A. China B. Namibia C. Sweden D. Chile E. USA
B. Namibia
The UN is a(n) ___________ organization.
Supranational organization.
What term matches this definition: relative distance between places shrinks due to improvements in travel and communication technology.
Time space compression
The process by which cultural traits blend to create a new trait
Syncretism
This kind of diffusion is rapid spread across a population regardless of social hierarchy
Contagious
The area of the world that is covered with permanent human settlement.
Ecumene
Which of the following is an example of a nation without a state? A. Israel B. Palestine C. Texas D. Iceland E. Yugoslavia
B. Palestine
What term matches this definition: As distance increases, interaction decreases.
Distance decay
The Italian language varies significantly between Milan, Rome, Naples, and Palermo. These varieties are examples...
Dialects.
The location of something based on surrounding places
Situation or relative location
Malthus said that ____ grows arithmetically, while ____ grows geometrically.
food production... population
What do we call 200 nautical miles off the shore of a country where the country has sole rights? Abbreviation not accepted.
Exclusive Economic Zone
A radio signal is an example of what kind of region?
Nodal or functional
The language family spoken by most people on Earth today is...
Indo-European
Name 2 devolutionary forces
Ethnic Separatism
Ethnic Cleansing
Terrorism
Economic or Social Problems
Irredentism
This kind of migration is within a single region.
Brasilia is an example of a _______________ capital.
Forward thrust
Geographic information systems use ___ to display multiple spatial data sets.
Which religion originated in northern India and then diffused across central and southeast Asia, Indonesia, and Japan?
Buddhism
This kind of migration involves seasonally moving from lowland to highland pastures
Transhumance
Which US region has seen the most population growth since 1945? Hint: it's a belt!
The sun belt
The border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is what kind?
Consequent