Unit 1
This occurs when the technology speeds up travel and communication making the world feel smaller.
Space-time compression/convergence.
This is a forced migrant that stays within their home country's borders.
Internally displaced person.
In this stage of the DTM life expectancies are longest and population may be shrinking as CDR becomes higher than CBR.
Stage 5
What type of religion tends to proselytize/convert new members? (Name the three we studied for extra points)
Universalizing (Christianity, Islam, Buddhism)
What is the largest language family on Earth?
Indo-European
The South in the United States is an example of what type of region?
Vernacular/Perceptual region
Behaviors, practices, or discussions considered unacceptable within a specific culture
As women gain access to more education and economic freedom which demographic statistics tend to decrease? (4 answers)
IMR, CBR, NIR & TFR
The banjo diffused from west African enslaved people up the social ladder to free white people in the southern US. What type of diffusion is this? (Give another example for extra points)
Reverse hierarchical diffusion (Tattoos, Wal-Mart, Lobster)
English is the global _________ used for communication in international business and politics.
Lingua franca
Which type of map uses different colors to present data?
Choropleth
Which region of the world will see the most population growth over the next 50 years?
sub-Saharan Africa
This region of Europe tends to have negative PGR resulting from brain drain and a very low TFR.
Eastern Europe.
The spread of a cultural trait throughout a place person to person with equal chance of adoption by all.
Contagious Diffusion
This term is used when, over time, a cultural landscape is shaped and changed by the impact of multiple cultures.
Sequent occupancy
Which type of map distorts area/size AND shape to present data?
Cartogram
Define carrying capacity.
The total amount of people that an area can support with its resources.
A large number of people from Norway immigrated to Minnesota by following their friends and family. What type of migration is this?
Chain migration.
There was a large increase in Somali restaurants in Minnesota because of Somali refugees settling there. What type of diffusion is this?
Relocation diffusion
This is a type of cultural change where two traits blend and merge to create a completely new cultural trait.
Syncretism
The ________ area on a global map projection is the most free from distortion.
Center/Middle
If a country has a high IMR AND a high TFR they are probably in which stage of the DTM?
Stage 2.
This stage of the DTM has low death rates and falling birth rates as the country's population gets richer during industrialization.
Stage 3.
The chicken Maharaja Mac being served in McDonald's in India is an example of which type of diffusion?
Stimulus diffusion. They changed the Big Mac (beef) to chicken.
How will time and isolation impact a language?
It will lead to language divergence
A city's metro area (based on economic activity), a pizza restaurant's delivery area, and a football team's fanbase area are all examples of what type of region?
Nodal/functional regions
For an extra 600 points tell me what concept explains how nodal regions work.
70/PGR = doubling time
Used to roughly estimate how long it will take a country's population to double.
Population Growth Rate includes which data point that Natural Increase Rate does not?
Net migration.
Afrikaans, one of the 11 official languages of South Africa, is a combination of Bantu and Dutch. What type of language is this?
Creole
What is another name for the cultural landscape?
Built environment. The ARTIFACTS left behind by human settlement/culture.