UNIT 1 (MAPS)
How many types of Thematic Maps are there?
5 Thematic Maps (Choropleth, Dot, Gradulated Symbol, Isoline, Cartogram).
How many stages are on the DTM model?
5 stages
What is non-materialistic culture
culture you cannot physically touch but believe in
What is Sovereignty?
A country's authority to rule itself.
land that is farmable
What two maps are considered reference maps?
Political (labeling the names)
Physical (putting the way it looks to the name)
right- female
left- male
Define what is Taboo?
When you do something that is considered inappropriate to do or discuss within a culture
what is the difference between Federal and Unitary
Federal is power shared
Unitary is power located centrally
List the 3 Revolutions in order
1. Neolithic
2. Industrial
3. Green Revolution
What is the difference between GIS and GPS
GPS is coordinates (using longitude and latitude)
Define Carry Capacity
What is cultural relativism?
Understanding one's culture without judging
What us electoral college
organization that utilizes the popular vote to than vote for president
Give me 2 examples of extensive farming
dairy farming
nomadic herding
Identify the levels of scale of analysis
local- city, state, county
national- country
global- the world
Why is the BR lower than the DR in stage 5
In stage 5 they are more concerned to work and quality of life than have children
What is a census?
Done every 10 years mandated by the constitution.
Redistricting means?
State legislators or committees that redraw district boundaries so that each district contains roughly the same number of people
What is commercial farming?
selling for profit
What are types of Distortions and the anagram for it
S-shape
A-Area
D-Distance
D-Direction
List me an example of each stage 1-5
1. Indigenous Tribe
2. Pakistan
3. Mexico
4. US
5. Japan
Define the differences of Centripetal and Centrifugal forces
Centripetal- encourage peace
Centrifugal- encourage a country dividing
When a country decides to do supranationalism what happens?
loss of state sovereignty
What does GMO stand for?
Genetically Mutated Organism