Midterm Unit 1
The position of a place in relation to another place
relative location
Maps that tell stories, typically showing the degree of some attribute or the movement of a geographic phenomenon
thematic maps-
person who flees to another country to escape persecution or disaster
Refugee
Diagram showing the breakdown of population by age and gender
population pyramid
the spread of cultural traits by people who migrate and carry their cultural traits with them
Relocation diffusion
when a location loses its uniqueness
Placelessness
Maps that show the absolute location of places and geographic features
reference map
change in a population from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates
demographic transition
Someone who has migrated to another country in the hope of being recognized as a refugee
asylum seeker
common language used by people who do not share the same native language
Lingua franca
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the physical character of a place
Site
distinctive causes of death in each stage of the demographic transition
epidemiological transition model
total number of people divided by total land area
arithmetic density
when an ethnic group can no longer be distinguished from the receiving group
Assimilation
an area where everyone shares one or more distinctive characteristics
formal region
the view that the natural environment has a controlling influence over various aspects of human life including cultural development
environmental determinism
someone who is forced to flee his or her home but who remains within his or her country's borders
internally displaced person
total number of farmers divided by arable land
agricultural density
when cultural traits spread from one important person, city, or powerful class to other important people, cities, or classes
Hierarchical diffusion
a region organized and connected through its core, and activity decreases as you move away from the core/node
functional / nodal region
A place that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity
vernacular / perceptual region-
Transfers of money/goods by foreign workers to their home countries.
Remittance
total population divided by arable land area
physiological density
judging other cultures by the rules of your culture (Close Minded)
Ethnocentrism