Models
The Burgess Zone Concentric model is known for having ______
30 seconds
Rings
According to the bid-rent theory:
As the distance from the market _________ the price of land ______.
30 seconds
As the distance from the market increases, the price of land decreases.
Explain the difference between an Ethnic and Universalizing religion?
2 minutes.
An ethnic religion is a religion that is primarily concentrated at its hearth (origin) and is not currently seeking new followers. Conversely, a universalizing religion is found concentrated worldwide and is currently seeking new followers.
Define subsistence agriculture.
30 seconds
A form of farming where the farmer is farming for their household and/or community.
In the context of women's rights:
As countries develop and reach stage ___ of the DTM, _______ start to gain more _______.
2 minutes
As countries develop and reach stage 3 of the DTM, women start to gain more rights.
Bonus question: What are some examples of these rights?
Explain what starts going up in stage 5 of the Demographic Transition Model, and why.
3 minutes
The death rate starts rising in stage 5, because the developments in stage 5 countries have allowed for a very long life expectancy, which increases the elderly population, and lowers the number of children and the working class.
Explain the Malthusian theory and how it was disproven.
3 minutes
The population will grow exponentially, and the food supply will grow arithmetically, and eventually, we will run out of food. However, advancements in technology enabled more efficient food production, allowing there to be more than enough to feed the population.
Identify 5 different things that can contribute to a cultural landscape.
1 minute
Language
Architecture
Clothing
Food
Religion
Buildings/monuments
Land use
Define Dependency Ratio.
1 minute
The ratio from people in the workforce to people too young or too old to work.
What happened as a result of the Berlin Conference?
30 seconds
Africa was divided up by European Colonial powers.
What makes the South Asian City Model different from all the other Urban models?
30 seconds
There is no CBD (Central Business District), instead there is a port.
Define Range and Threshold in the context of the Central Place Theory.
1 minute
Range is how far people are willing to travel for services. A threshold is the minimum number of people needed to sustain the service.
Bonus: What are some services that have both a low range and a low threshold?
Describe the difference between a consequent and subsequent boundary?
2 minutes
A consequent boundary is a boundary that accounts for cultural, economic, and political differences, while a subsequent boundary accounts for only cultural differences.
Consequent Boundary: A boundary that is drawn to accommodate cultural, economic, or political differences.
Subsequent Boundary: A type of consequent boundary that is drawn to accommodate ONLY cultural differences.
Define cultural relativism and ethnocentrism?
1 minute
Cultural relativism is the thinking that someone else's culture is equal and relative to your own.
Ethnocentrism is the belief that your culture is in every way better than all other cultures.
Bonus: Name one example of a culturally relative act and one example of a ethnocentric act.
Define two measurements of economic development.
1 minute
GDP (Gross Domestic Product) - Amount of money made inside of a country's borders.
GNP (Gross National Product) - Amount of money made from a country's residents and companies regardless of location (offshoring).
HDI (Human Development Index) - Measures things like income and education among the general population.
GII (Gender Inequality Index) - How unequal the opportunities between men and women are.
What is the 6th ring in the Von Thünen model?
30 seconds
This is a trick question. There are only 5 rings in the Von Thünen model. However, the model does say anything outside of the 5th ring is wilderness.
Ring 1: Urban Center / Market.
Ring 2: Intensive farming zone. High value and perishable goods.
Ring 3: Forest.
Ring 4: Extensive farming zone.
Ring 5: Ranching and livestock.
Describe the relationship between countries according to the World Systems Theory. **There are a lot of ways to answer this question.
2 minutes
There is one global interdependent economy between periphery (producers), semi-periphery (middlemen), and core (buyers) countries.
Islam is a ______ and ________ religion and has a modern day hearth in __________.
1 minute
Islam is a monotheistic and universalizing religion and has a modern day hearth in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Explain the difference between Site and Situation?
3 minutes
Site is like the physical features of a location. For example, topography (trees, hills, etc), soil quality, and climate. Conversely, situation factors are like the connections and relative location. For example, waterways are a key situation factor for world cities.
The _____________ is an era where a country develops significantly in terms of economics and technology. This can lead to technology being a huge part of the economy in many countries.
30 seconds
The Industrial Revolution.
Keep in mind that countries such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia have a very good climate for high-value crops like dates. Despite being developed, they can continue to have a strong playing hand in the global economy with these crops.
Bonus: Which agricultural revolution happened with the Industrial Revolution?
The _____________ model, unlike the other urban models, has multiple _______. This helps for account for _________, a process where residents move away from the expenses of the city.
1 minute
The Multiple-Nuclei model, unlike the other urban models, has multiple CBD's. This helps account for Suburbanization, a process where residents move away from the expenses of the city.
Describe the first two stages of the Rostow's Model of Economic Growth.
2 minutes
First stage, Traditional Society, is characterized by subsistence agriculture and limited technology.
Second stage, Preconditions for Take-Off, foundational changes occur, such as improved infrastructure and the beginnings of industrialization.
Bonus question: Which stage of the Demographic Transition Model best aligns with stage 3 of Rostow's?
Identify all 3 parts of UNCLOS (United Nations Convention Law Of Sea) and how far out they stretch from the coast of said country.
2 minutes
Territorial Zone (12 nautical miles out), full control.
Contiguous Zone (24 nautical miles out), limited control (immigration).
Exclusive Economic Zone (200 nautical miles out), economic rights (extraction).
Define scale and scale of analysis.
2 minutes
A scale is the size of the map you're looking at. A scale of analysis is the parts of a map you're analysing.
For example, we can set our map to include only Western Europe (regional scale) and compare the GDPs of the countries across Western Europe (national scale of analysis).
What came as a result of the Green Revolution?
30 seconds
The third and final agricultural revolution. This revolution brought GMOs and chemicals like pesticides.
Bonus question: How was the Green Revolution considered unfair to an extent?