Unit 1
What does Geo mean?
Geo= Earth
What Two factors is migration normally divided into?
Push and Pull
Which group is most likely to build with local materials?
Folk Culture
What is devolution?
Power shifting from central government to regional authorities
What does the outermost ring of the Von Thunen model represent?
Ranching and Livestock
What are two ways maps are used?
What countries are in the fifth stage of the Demographic Transition model?
Germany, Japan
What type of religion's creation explains the mystical?
Universalizing religions
The South is an example of what type of region?
Vernacular region
List the two of the five agricultural hearths we learned:
Name at least two map scales of analysis':
What two kinds of factors influence the distribution of population?
Human factors, physical factors
Which religions' hearths are in India?
1. Hinduism
2. Sikhism
3. Buddhism
What are aspects that Territoriality includes?
What are the environmental effects of Agricultural practices?
Name three of the four types of diffusion:
1. relocation
2. contagious
3. hierarchical
stimulus
Flooding, hurricanes, and earthquakes are types of what factors?
Push factors
Native Americans being kicked out by colonizers is what effect of diffusion?
Forced assimilation
What is a cultural trait that divides people within a country?
Centrifugal forces
When was the first agricultural revolution?
Neolithic Era
12,000-10,000 years ago
Name 2 types of regions:
1. Formal region
2. Functional Region
3. Vernacular (Perceptual) Regions
At what stage in the demographic transition model is total population at its highest?
Stage 4
French and Swahili are often used for trade and business as a…
Lingua Franca
What are the seven super national organizations?
What are Agricultural practices influenced by?
The physical enviroment and climate conditions, such as the Mediterranean climate and tropical climates.