Thinking Geographically
This map projection was created for navigating across the Atlantic, and causes heavy distortion at the high latitudes.
What is the Mercator Projection?
There are no modern countries in stage _____ of the Demographic Transition Model
What is Stage #1?
Cultural ______ are the starting point of major world cultures around the world.
What are Hearths?
This ISA teacher is originally from Panama.
Who is Ms. Ramirez?
The belief that human beings are capable of overcoming nearly any limitation placed on us by geography.
What is Environmental Possibilism?
The fear or hatred of that which is perceived to be foreign or strange.
What is Xenophobia?
Social media sites like Tik Tok and Twitter are common modern forms of what type of cultural diffusion?
What is Contagious?
This ISA teacher is the only left-handed member of the Freshman Team.
Who is Ms. Wilen?
This type of map shows data through the use of color.
What is Choropleth Map?
This major historic migration created the new nation of Pakistan.
What is the Partition of India?
This is the belief that one's own culture is superior to other foreign cultures?
What is Ethnocentrism?
This ISA teacher's was a competitive dancer in college.
Who is Ms. Kurian?
The "Deep South" and "Midwest" are example of this type of region.
What is Vernacular Region?
"Dreamers" is the nickname for beneficiaries of this US Immigration Policy.
What is DACA?
Architecture, agricultural practices, and language are all example of ______ geographic features.
What is human?
This ISA teacher's favorite movie is the Princess Bride.
Who is Mr. Bull?
The concept that states that technological advances like aircraft and the internet make the world feel smaller.
What is Time-Space Compression?
This type of population density looks at the number of people per unit of area of arable land.
What is Physiological Density?
This type of cultural diffusion moves through societal elites (celebrities, politicians, and influencers) first, before being distributed to the general public.
What is Hierarchical Diffusion?
This ISA teacher has two cats named Nigel & Nahla.
Who is Mr. Brown?