Unit 1
An area distinguished by one or more unique characteristics is a
Region
What is spatial interaction?
The concept that describes the interconnections and dependencies between different places and regions.
Shepherds in France who move their sheep to mountain pastures each summer is an example of what?
Transhumance
Malthusian theory would explain which of the following possible consequences of high birth rates in a less developed country?
Famine and starvation will occur as demand outpaces agricultural production.
Culture that people share in a large, heterogeneous society despite references in taste or personal characteristics is what kind of culture?
Popular culture
A computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays geographic data is
GIS
What is the Mercator projection?
A type of map projection that preserves direction but distorts area, making landmasses at the poles appear oversized.
Which of the following processes best explains a decrease in mortality rates worldwide?
Better hygiene and sanitation practices
Many European countries provide families one or more of the following: tax credits, flexible parental leave, monthly payments, public-transportation fare reduction, free vaccines, and subsidized childcare.
Explain why a country such as Belgium would implement the described policies?
Belgium has concerns about an aging population and wants to encourage higher birth rates.
Romance languages evolved most directly out of which language?
Latin
What is the process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another over time?
Diffusion
Which of the following terms best describes the suburban area of Illinois where many residents commute to Chicago?
Functional region
In 1980 China implemented an antinatalist one-child policy. What is an example of an unintended consequence of the policy?
There are more men than women because of a cultural preference for male children.
What is an example of a demographic push factor for less developed countries?
A large youth population, lacking educational opportunities, seek schooling in more developed countries.
What is the definition of a language?
A written and/or oral/physical system of communication in which mutual comprehension is achieved
What is the name given to a portion of Earths surface?
Toponym
Which of the following questions must be answered in order to identify a functional region?
What area is influenced by a node?
Which of the following best explains an effect of migration within the United States between 1950 and 2010?
The mean center of the population of the United States shifted to the South and West as workers migrated to areas with more jobs and a warmer climate.
British convicts shipped to Australia in the mid-eighteenth to mid-nineteenth centuries is an example of what?
Forced migration
Describe the process of assimilation
Native culture is significantly reduced due to the adoption of the host culture
What provides geographic data about counties, cities, neighborhoods, or census tracts?
Local Scale of Analysis
Which of the following statements best explains the concept of sustainability?
Natural resource use should be balanced with the needs of the environment and future generations because many resources are nonrenewable.
A large number of Turkish people migrated to Germany in the 1960s, when West Germany’s manufacturing economy was booming and Turkey’s economy was predominantly agricultural. Which of the following best describes Turkish migration to Germany?
Voluntary guest workers
A population pyramid that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom most likely represents what type of population?
A population of retirees
The smell of burning incense is material or non-material representations of culture?