Thinking Geographically
Population & Migration
Culture
Political Geography
Agriculture
Cities
Development
100
The "Middle East" is an example of this type of region.
Vernacular (Perceptual) Region
100
Work and war represent these two types of migration causes/factors respectively. (2 parts)
Pull and Push
100
Religion is this type of force in Saudi Arabia, but it's this other type of force in Myanmar. (2 parts)
Centripetal; Centrifugal
100
At this 19th century meeting, European states decided the fate of many African nations by creating these. (2 parts)
Berlin Conference; Superimposed Boundaries
100
This survey method is based on the natural landscape.
Metes-and-Bounds
100
The Mississippi river and fertile land are characteristic of this in New Orleans.
Site
100
These financial instruments have helped alleviate poverty by helping women to start businesses in LDCs.
Microloans
200
Geographers use various map projections--Mercator, Good-Homolosine, Robinson--because projecting a round earth onto a flat map always leads to this.
Distortion
200
These three demographic factors determine population growth.
Fertility (birth rate), mortality (death rate), migration
200
If this man showed up to a business meeting in New York wearing this outfit, disregarding him for not meeting professional Western standards would be an example of this. Whereas acknowledging the differences in professional standards between the US and Nigeria and doing business with him anyway would be an example of this. (2 parts)
Ethnocentrism; Cultural Relativism
200
The great power proxy war between the US and Russia and the regional proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran in recent years made Syria this.
Shatterbelt
200
Mixed-crop commercial agriculture and plantations would be considered this type of farming, while ranching and nomadic herding would be considered this type of farming. (2 parts)
Intensive; Extensive
200
Mixed-land use, walkability, and transit-oriented development are all characteristic of this movement.
New Urbanism
200
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite measure of these three indicators of development. (3 parts)
Life-expectancy, education, per-capita income
300
The fact that the great civilizations of the Roman Empire and Han China had little to no interaction can be explained by this course concept.
Distance Decay
300
The country represented in the below population pyramid is in this stage of demographic transition.
Stage 4
300
Sikhism mixing elements of both Hinduism and Islam makes it an example of this course concept.
Syncretism
300
Although Spain has this type of government, it gave more power to the Catalonia region through this process. (2 parts)
Unitary; Devolution
300
Maize cultivation diffused from here to here during this process beginning in the late-15th century. (3 parts)
New World; Old World; Columbian Exchange
300
Ranking system for homes which classified neighborhoods based off who was living within them and if they would be offered loans or not, was considered this.
Redlining
300
China has cheap labor, which strengthens this sector, as well as a strong consumer market, which strengthens this sector. This combination would classify China as this type of country under this theory of development. (4 parts)
Secondary; Tertiary; Semi-Peripheral; Wallerstein's World Systems Theory
400
Below is an example of this type of thematic map at this scale of analysis. (2 parts)
Choropleth Map; National Scale
400
This is the average number of children born to a woman during her child bearing years.
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
400
A Tik Tok Video going viral in Asia is this type of diffusion.
Contagious
400
The Philippines has accused China of encroaching on this, as defined by this. (2 points)
Exclusive Economic Zone; United Nations Convention on the Laws of the Sea (UNCLOS)
400
Large-scale commercial agricultural operations are doing this to small family farms.
Replacing them.
400
Redevelopment of existing residential or commercial businesses is an example of this.
Gentrification
400
According to this theory, manufacturers in this type of industry should locate their factories near the source of raw materials. (2 parts)
Least-cost theory; Bulk-reducing industry
500
When using Google Maps to drive from Mansfield to Dallas, you are using this navigation technology with a map at this scale. (2 parts)
GPS; Large Scale Map/Local Scale Map
500
This was Thomas Malthus' Theory.
Population growth is exponential and food production is linear/arithmetic.
500
Starting in the 16th century, these three developments helped establish European languages (later predominately English) as global lingua franca.
Colonialism, imperialism, and trade
500
Speaking of nations and states, Canada would be considered this, while Iceland would be considered this. (2 parts)
Multi-national State and Nation-State.
500
Malthus was proven wrong because this aspect of the land in many countries was improved by this process beginning in the 18th century. (2 parts)
Carrying Capacity; Second Agricultural Revolution
500
The outskirts of a North American city are typically classified as this with this type of population density, while the outskirts of South American cities are more likely to be classified as this with this type of population density. (4 parts)
Suburbs; Dispersed; Squatter Settlements/Disamenity Zone; Clustered
500
The United Nations efforts to help eliminate poverty, end hunger, reduce inequalities, and many other actions are all examples of these.
Sustainable Development Goals