Geography Acronyms
Gross domestic product
Are Ethiopia and South Sudan classified as MDCs or LDCs?
LDCs
Which city model is commonly characterized with a spine that extends outward from the CBD?
Latin American City Model
What is a push factor?
Something that makes you want to migrate away from an area
What is commercial agriculture vs subsistence agriculture?
Subsistence: Farming for personal and family use/consumption.
Commercial: Farming for profit and sale production.
What does DTM stand for?
Demographic transition model
Which type of country typically has a higher literacy rate and life expectancy?
MDCs
Which city model was created by Ernest Burgess and uses concentric rings?
Concentric Zone Model
What is the difference between immigrants and emigrants
Immigrants move to a country, Emigrants move from a country
What is a farming method where land is cleared, farmed for years, then abandoned so fertility can recover?
Shifting Cultivation
What does TFR stand?
Total fertility rate
Explain one major economic difference between LDCs and MDCs?
MDCs have higher GDP per capita
Which urban model explains city growth spreading outward along transportation routes?
Sector Model
When a family member or friend follows the migrant to a new location
Which agricultural revolution began to increase food production through improved seeds, fertilizers, irrigation, and machinery?
Green Revolution/Third revolution
What does CDR stand for?
Crude death rate
Why do many LDCs have higher population growth rates than MDCs?
Higher TFR/less access to education and healthcare
In what urban city model do countries develop several nodes?
Multiple Nuclei Model
What is internal migration?
When people migrate to a different place within the country that they already live in
What does Von Thunen's model predict about land use?
It predicts that agricultural activities closest to markets will be more intensive and perishable products will be grown nearest the city.
What does NIR stand for?
Natural increase rate
Which type of country usually has a higher level of industrialization: MDCs or LDCs?
MDCs
Why do many South Asian cities have large areas of informal housing and squatter settlements?
Rapid urbanization and population growth
What is it called when smart people leave their home country due to better opportunities?
Brain Drain
What is the process where fertile land becomes desert-like due to overgrazing, deforestation, or poor farming practices?
Desertification