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
What does the Brandt line separate? What is another term for it?
More developed countries from less developed countries. North-south divide. Core and periphery.
100

An informal settlements or shantytowns, primarily found on the periphery of megacities in countries like Brazil

favelas

200

What are three examples of scale?

Global, Regional, National, State, Local, County

200

What is distance decay?

Refers to the principle that the interaction between two places decreases as the distance between them increases.

200

Terracing would be most likely found in a:

desert

coastal area

grassland

mountainous area

rainforest

 

mountainous area

200

What are the three major indicators used to measure development in a country?

  • Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita

  • Life expectancy

  • Literacy rate

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 within 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

Which stage of the Demographic Transition Model is characterized by high birth rates and high death rates?

Stage 1

400

The agricultural practice that involves clearing land for farming and then moving on after a few years when the soil becomes exhausted. Common in tropical regions of Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. 

Shifting cultivation

400
Define "maquiladora." Why do they exist?
Factories built across the border in Mexico so that companies can have lower labor costs.
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

This theory states that there is a maximum number of individuals an environment can support without degrading the environment. 

Carrying capacity

500

These crops are grown for sale in the global market rather than for personal consumption (e.g., coffee, cotton, tobacco). They can drive economic growth in developing countries but often lead to dependency on international markets, environmental degradation, and social inequality if not managed sustainably. 

Cash Crops

500

Industries base their location on what two factors?

Site factors: cost of land / availability of land

Situation factors: cost of transportation / proximity to raw materials

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