Unit 1
an union or attempted fusion of different religions, cultures, or philosophies
syncretism
a long lasting disease that cant generally be prevented
Chronic Disease
clumping together of industries for mutual advantage
aggolomeration
the invasions of older, centrally located working-class neighborhoods by higher income households seeking the character and convenience of less expensive and well-located residences
Gentrification
the area surrounding a central place, from which people are attracted to use the place's goods and services, also called the marketplace
Hinterland
3 types of density
arithmetic, physiological, and agricultural
The areas of earth occupied by human settlement
Encumeme
serves as a link between one country or region and others because of its physical situation.
Gateway city
a spatial scale that is essentially equivalent to a community
Local scale
The scientific study of population characteristics
Demography
the belief that the physical environment causes social development
environmental determinism
Average number of years an infant can live
Life Expectancy
Large node of office and retail activities on the edge of an urban area
edge city
a city with a population of more than 1 million
Great cities
looking at data to determine how phenomena relate together in space
spatial analysis
4 Types of distortion
Shame, distance, relative size, direction
measurement of population per area of unit
population density
the Brazilian equivalent of a shanty-town, which are generally found on the edge of the city
Favela
a disease that prevails over a small area
Edimemic
the use of vacant land and property within a built-up area for further construction or development
In-Filling
heartland, source area, innovation center, place of origin of a major culture
Cultural Hearth
government policies to reduce the rate of natural increase
Anti-Natalist Policies
how the workforce is divided up between the three main employment sectors - primary, secondary, and tertiary
Employment structure
land where people do not live permanently
non-ecumene
The name given to a portion of earths surface
toponym