Thinking Geographically
Population and Migration
Agriculture
Development and Industry
Urbanization and Services
100
What is space-time compression?
Distances for travel and communication are getting smaller because of increased technology. This results in a more globalized world.
100
What is the ecumene?
The area of the world that is covered with permanent human settlement.
100
What are three hearths of agriculture?
China, India, Mesopotamia, Central/South America
100

Wallerstein separates the world into how many different regions? Where do they exist? Why do they exist?

Core-global north

Semi-periphery-global "middle class"

Periphery-global south


100
Name one megalopolis.
Greater Tokyo. Boswash. LA/San Diego.
200

What is the scale of a map that shows the whole world?

Small.

200

Define and give an example of push and pull factors.

Push factors are reasons why people leave their home country, such as war, poverty, or lack of opportunity. Pull factors are reasons why people are attracted to a new country, such as economic opportunity, peace, or a better quality of life.

200
What are two factors that Von Thunen did not consider in making his model?
Site factors (soil, precipitation, elevation, etc) Human factors (government policies, local food preferences)
200

True or False: Core countries are typically high in HDI and GII.

False.

A high HDI is positive: health, education, and standard of living 

A high GII is negative: reproductive health, political empowerment, and labor market participation.

200
What does rank-size rule predict?
The size of cities in a country, state, or region. Each new city will be 1/nth the size of the original city.
300
What are the three types of expansion diffusion? Define each type.
Contagious diffusion - ideas spread through person to person communication Hierarchical - ideas spread through the force of a power Stimulus - part of something diffuses, but not the whole enchilada.
300
What's the difference between interregional and intraregional migration? Give an example of each from the United States.
Interregional - from one region to another. People moving from the mid-west and north-east to the south. Intraregional - within a region. People moving from rural Oregon into Portland.
300
How does Boserup contradict Malthus?
Boserup - people's agricultural practices will adapt to a growing population Malthus - population grows faster than agricultural production; we will all eventually starve
300
What is HDI? What are two factors that determine it?
Human Development Index. Measures level of development by looking at GDP, literacy rate, years of schooling, and life expectancy.
300
What is the difference between range and threshold?
Range is the distance people will go to access a service. Threshold is the number of customers necessary for a service to survive.
400
What is the difference between situation and site?
Site - physical characteristics of a location Situation - the location of something based on its location compared to other places
400

For each stage of the demographic transition, identify a country in that stage and give characteristics of the country that relates to the stage.

Answers will follow this pattern:

Stage 2-Periphery-Global south generally

Stage 3-Semi-periphery- BRICS generally+Mexico, Argentina, Iran

Stage 4- Core-Global north generally

Stage 5- Post-core? Neo-periphery?

400
What is swidden agriculture?
Slash and burn. Long rotations of land use over time.
400

What is the goal and final stage of Rostow's theory of development? 

A high consumption society.

400
Which urban model most closely resembles Latin American cities?
The Hoyt Sector Model.
500
Define functional, formal, and vernacular regions. Give an example of each.
Functional: an area organized around a node or focal point Formal: an area in which everyone shares one or more characteristics Vernacular: An area people "believe" exists as part of their cultural identity
500

What caused LDCs to go into stage 2 of the demographic transition?

Increased industrialization leads to greater wealth and better quality of life through better medical care. This is sometimes called the Medical revolution.

500
Why are GMOs so popular in MDCs? Why do LDCs resist them?
MDCs- increase production, increase agribusiness LDCs - loss of right to grow own food, harm to environment and traditional farming practices
500

Industries base their location on what two factors?

Cost of transportation and cost of labor.

500
In which urban model would people be least likely to use the CBD? Why?
Multiple nuclei.
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