Grab Bag
To grow enough crops or raise enough livestock to sell for profit
Commercial Agriculture
The most commonly used population density
arithmetic population
a movement made by choice
voluntary migration
types of elements, visible and invisible
cultural traits
To grow enough food or raise enough livestock to meet the immediate needs of the farmer and his or her family.
Subsistence Agriculture
what's the meaning of intercropping
when farmers grow two or more crops simultaneously on the same field
the full name of TFR
total fertility rate
The term which is opposite to intervening opportunities
intervening obstacles
what's the meaning of cultural landscape
—the visible reflection of a culture—or the built environment.
What are rural settlement patterns
Clustered, or nucleated, settlements
Dispersed settlements
Linear settlements
the another name of Functional Regions
nodal regions
what's the meaning of carrying capacity
the number of people a region can support without damaging the environment
what's the meaning of distance decay
The further apart two places are, the less likely it is that people will migrate between those places.
Types of Diffusion
relocation diffusion
expansion diffusion
contagious diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
Rural Land Surveying Methods
metes and bounds
township and range system
French long-lot system
Calculate RNI with this formula
RNI = (CBR – CDR) ÷ 10
How to calculate population doubling time
70 divided by the growth rate per year
Examples of Voluntary Migrations
Rural-to-urban migration
Transnational migration and chain migration
guest workers
what's the meaning of pidgin language
simplified mixture of two languages
what is the meaning of genetically modified organism (GMO)
a process by which humans use engineering techniques to change the DNA of a seed.
Causes for Population Aging
Longer life expectancy:
Improvements in healthcare and eldercare
improved sanitation, healthcare, and food supply.
Describe the characteristics of the DTM stages
1. High Stationary
2. Early Expanding
3. Late Expanding
4. Low Stationary
Four Types of intervening Obstacles(E S P N )
Economic :A migrant lacks enough money to reach a destination
Social: A migrant gets married to someone who lives along the migration route and settles in that person’s community.
Political :A migrant cannot get a visa needed to pass through a country to get to his or her final destination.
Environmental: A migrant cannot cross a sea, desert, or mountain range.
List of the effects of Diffusion of Culture
Acculturation
Assimilation
Syncretism
Multiculturalism
Nativism
Describe a benefit of having access to food from a variety of places around the world
Diets would be more healthful with foods from around the world. The cost of food would likely decrease. There would be greater diversity of food choices.