Thinking Geographically
Population Dynamics
Cultural Geography
Political Geography
Population pyramids and the DTM
100

This map projection distorts the shape of land masses near the poles but is still used for marine mapping due to its straight lines of constant compass bearing.

Mercator

100

This measure of population calculates the number of people per unit of arable land.

Physiological density.

100

This food is prohibited in the middle east due to religious beliefs.

Pork

100

NATO is an example of a _________________, which includes 3 or more countries.

Supranational organization

100

This DTM stage has a large aging population and may need to develop programs to care for its elderly population.

Stage 5

200

This type of map uses shades of various colors to illustrate specific values.

Choropleth map

200

These types of workers migrate to Europe seasonally to work in Mediterranean agriculture.

Guest workers

200

This type of diffusion starts in small towns and expands in reverse.

reverse hierarchical diffusion

200

This principal is used to settle maritime disputes for countries that have an EEZ conflict. 

The median line principal

200

This stage of the demographic transition model has little to no population growth due to high birth and death rates.

Stage 1

300

This term states that the physical environment shapes human actions.

environmental determinism

300

This type of diffusion describes a cultural trait that develops in a country due to the introduction by immigrants.

relocation diffusion

300

The belief that one's own culture is better than other cultures

ethnocentrism

300

The Berlin Wall is an example of this type of boundary.

 Relic or Relict boundary.

300

A stage 4 country on the DTM may choose to institute this type of policy to increase the birth rate.

pronatalist

400

A series of coordinates on the map that show precise location obtained by satellites

absolute location

400

This measure shows the ratio or non-working individuals to working age individuals.

dependency ratio

400
An urban community made up of people with similar ethnic origins and backgrounds is an example of an

ethnic neighborhood

400

The Kurds and Palestinians are examples of this political geography term because they do not have their own country.

stateless nation

400

A population pyramid with an extremely large working age male population with few children and elderly could indicate what type of town?

Military base

500

This geography term describes a placename and often reflect the cultural heritage of a region.

toponym

500

This theory states that the population will inevitably outgrow the food supply leading to widespread famine, war and death

Malthusian theory

500

This type of diffusion occurs when a specific trait is adopted from one culture to another but the original trait is modified.

stimulus diffusion

500

This region contains the former Yugoslavia and is considered a shatterbelt.

Eastern Europe

500

This decreases in a country as the level of education for women in a country increases

Total Fertility rate

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