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?

SE Asia Mesopotamia, Central/South America

100

What are the 5 stages to Rowstow's Model

Trad. Societ, Pre Conditions for take off, take off, drive to maturity, high mass consumption

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

What is the scale of world map? Scale of Analysis? 

Small & Global

200

Why are there a lot of Cuban immigrants in Florida? 

Because of Distance-decay from Cuba. Florida is the closest place for Cubans fleeing communism to settle?

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

What is the difference between GDP and GNP?

Gross Dom. Product measure the sale of goods and services in a country within a year. Gross National Product measure the sale of goods and services in a country AND abroad by that countries companies within a year.

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 one state/region to another state/region. Intraregional - within a region. People moving from rural to urban parts of a state or within a subnational region (i.e. Oregon into Portland)

300

Compare the claims of Boserup to 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.

Stage 1: no one

Stage 2: SS Africa, S. America, S.E. Asia

Stage 3: MCRIBS

Stage 4: US and Europe

Stage 5: Italy Germany Japan

400

When was the Second Ag Revolution? Give 2 inventions

1700s-1900s, Steel Plow, Cotton Gin, Mechanical Reaper

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

Which North Am. urban model most closely resembles Sub Saharan African cities?

Concentric Zone 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?

Neolithic Revolution & Improved medicine

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 transporting raw materials and cost of transporting a finished product to the market

500

In which N.A. urban model best demonstrates the filtering process?

Hoyt Sector Model

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