unit one (maps, spatial patterns)
what's the measure of distance affecting interactions between places?
what is friction of distance
what is DTM stage two? An example?
High cdr, high tfr, high cbr, high imr, beginning of industrialization. Example: uganda, nigeria, etc
what is supranationalism?
redrawing/manipulation of districts to give unfair favor the party.
what are the sections in order of the von thunen model?
market, dairy, forest, crops, ranching
bid rent theory says..?
price & demand on real estate increases with closeness of CBD
what is the difference between site and situation?
site is the physical character of a place whereas situation is it's relativity to other places.
what's the difference between physiological density and agricultural density?
physiological is the amount of arable land per person and agricultural is the amount of farmers per arable land.
what is a nation-state vs a stateless nation? examples?
nation state is a nation (group of people with shared history, culture, they're homogenous) (Japan) with their designated state, stateless nation is an nation without a state (kurds).
what is the enclosure movement? which ag rev was it in?
enclosed small landholdings to one big farm, then use of that land was private to the owner; forced people off land to city. 2nd rev (industrial)
who said large settlements are fewer and farther apart than smaller ones and provide services for more people willing to travel further? what theory?
Christaller, central place theory
what is longitude?
east and west of greenwich, england (prime meridian)
what is doubling time? is an LDC or MDC most likely to have a lower one and why?
the # of years needed to double a population. LDCs are more likely because they have higher birth rates than MDCs.
what is muncipality?
self-governing administrative division possessing corporate status + powers of local government.
what is the commercial agriculture in periphery countries?
plantation
range v threshold
range: distance someone is willing to travel for a service/business, threshold: amount of people needed to support the business/service.
gall-peters projection
whats the difference between universalizing and ethnic? give an example of both.
universalizing seeks to convert people and expand, ethnic stays near it's hearth and doesn't concern itself with convertion. hindu/judaism is ethnic, christianity/islam/buddhism is universalizing.
what is the difference between irredentism v imperialism?
imperialism: extending a country's power + influence through military force, irridentism: form of nationalism that challenges existing borders to unite an ethnic group.
township and range vs metes and bounds
t&r: rectangular land scheme after american rev (boxes), m&b: a system of describing land boundaries using physical features combined with directions and distances
hinterland v hamlet
hinterland: market place surrounding central place, hamlet: small village
what is the difference between environmental determinism and possibilism?
environmental determinism is the environment determines everything and dictates it whereas possibilism culture is affected by environment but humans determine it.
what is the difference between a pidgin and creol language?
pidgin is when people have a makeshift combination of languages for simple trades no native speakers, creolized languages is a more advanced version of that, fully developed.
name all boundary disputes.
allocational, locational, operational, definitional,
most prevalent rural residential pattern?
nucleated
great: one million, mega: ten, micropolitan: 10-50k, metropolitan: 50k+