Unit 1
What is environmental determinism?
The theory that the environment shapes a particular race's physical and mental characteristics. It has been dismissed as unscientific and racist.
How are the population pyramids of nations in Stage 5 of the DTM shaped?
Reducing pentagon
What is a country's loss of needed and skilled workers?
What is English's language family?
Indo-European language family
Where did Hinduism and Buddhism originate?
Indian subcontinent
What is the difference between a formal and functional region?
A formal region is a region with one or more uniform characteristics that its people share. A functional region is organized around a central point or node that outlying areas are dependent upon.
What are the disadvantages of declining population growth?
Labor shortages, a loss in the vitality of the economy, reduced economic growth, and declining revenues for governments
What can be some causes of forced migration?
War, humanitarian crises, deportation, persecution
An environment altered by a particular cultural group of humans
What are the traditional Islamic rules from the Quran called?
Sharia law
What are the four types of diffusion?
Hierarchical diffusion, contagious diffusion, relocation diffusion, stimulus diffusion
What is the dependency ratio?
A pidgin is just a crude blend of two languages people use to communicate to one another when they don't know the other person's language. A creole is a full-fledged and developed blended language.
What is the difference between monotheism and polytheism?
Monotheism is the belief in one god, while polytheism is the belief in multiple gods.
The theory that the level of interaction between two places declines as the distance between them increases. It has exceptions.
How did the Industrial Revolution influence population growth?
The advances in the industry, science, engineering, and agriculture meant that the Earth could sustain more people with the same amount of resources. This caused exponential population growth in many parts of the world starting in the early 1800s.
What are some push factors in migration?
Peace, stability, employment opportunities, high economic growth, development
How has globalization affected cultures worldwide?
How is Judaism connected to Israel?
Israel was the birthplace of Judaism and its homeland. When Jews were forced to leave it after the Roman persecution, they spread out to the world. A lot of them came back after the creation of Israel in 1948.
How does GIS help people?
Geographic Information Systems allow people to create multilayered maps consisting of multiple layers to analyze patterns. Businesses can use it to determine where to open a new location.
Cornucopians believe in Earth's ability to provide for humans well into the future with advances in science and engineering. Neo-Malthusians believe that the advances will be limited and the Earth will one day run out of resources at current population growth rates to sustain humans and will cause a catastrophe.
What is the gravity model of migration?
The amount of migration between two places is determined by their distance and their population. The higher the population between two places, the higher the migration between them. The closer two places are in distance, the higher the migration between them.
How can globalization help folk culture?
What is the difference between ethnic and universalizing religions?
Ethnic religions are connected to one particular ethnoreligious or cultural group. Universalizing religions, on the other hand, appeal to everybody regardless of culture.