Concepts & Toolbox
answers the question where is it
What is location?
the count of total number of people living in an area
What is a population census?
language & belief systems
What are the two greatest indicators of culture?
monarchy, democracy, authoritarian, dictatorship
What are examples of governments?
What are indicators of the Human Development Index?
the Four Corners would be an example of this
What is region?
measures north and south of the equator
What is latitude?
Spanish, French, German, English, Dutch, etc.
What are examples of language?
United Nations, European Union, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
What are examples of strategic alliances?
the value of all goods & services within borders
What is gross domestic product?
branch of geography that studies mountains, rivers, climate, soils, water
What is physical geography?
measures east and west of the prime meridian
What is longitude?
Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism
What are the five large religions of the world?
collect taxes, set up laws, language, resources
What are reasons for which boundaries are important?
Gross domestic product and net income outside borders combined
branch of geography that studies culture, economies, diplomatic relations
what is human geography?
creates maps according to how people will use them
What is a cartographer?
the spread of culture from one place to another by way of trade, migration, conquest
What is cultural diffusion?
the increasing connectedness of people and places
What is globalization?
$2.00 and $1.25 per day
What is the daily allotment for those living in poverty and extreme poverty, respectively?
a digital framework for capturing, storing, managing, analyzing, and displaying information as map layers
What is GIS?
age, gender, race, ethnicity, education, income
What are ways demographers break down population into a more manageable group?
embedded customs based on male or female
What are gender roles?
a political government system that prioritizes diplomacy, cooperation, and infrastructure development
What is a democracy?
traditional, command, free market, mixed
What are examples of economies around the world?