G.1 - Principles of Geography
G.2 - Regionalization
G.3 - Spatial Reorganization
G.4 - Human Adaptations to the Physical Environment
G.5 - Comparison of World Regions
More Vocab
100

Latitude and longitude are used to determine a place's _________ location.

absolute

100

A pizza delivery route is an example of which type of region?

Functional

100

Better economic opportunity is the most common example of a _____ factor.

pull

100

What was the "need" that sparked the Green Revolution?

Trying to develop a way to feed a rapidly growing population.

100

Population Density

100

Total value of all goods and services produced within a country's borders during a given year.

GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

200

If you tell someone to turn left at the McDonalds and continue until you see the restaurant next to the home depot, you are giving them directions using which geographic principle?

Relative Location

200

A geographic area with clearly defined borders.

Formal Region

200

Migrants often send money back to their home countries to support non-migrant family members. These financial transactions are known as...

Remittances

200

What are some of the negative effects of human-environment interaction?

pollution, disruption of ecosystems, overuse of resources (water), etc

200

Describe a pattern you notice with Africa's population distribution.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/178bvf0wYgn0-gcRrlemEne5OgT7euwSh4rEv5qMV0Vg/edit?usp=sharing

Most of the population is located on the Mediterranean coast or in Sub-Saharan Africa (south of the Sahara desert). 

200

Transportation, telecommunication networks, and basic utilities are examples of a country's...

Infrastructure

300

Why does every map have distortion?

a curved surface cannot be represented on a flat surface without distortion.

300
What would be an accurate description of a perceptual region's boundaries?

Boundaries are uncertain/ambiguous because they are determined based on how someone perceives or interprets that region.

300

Describe how a country's population is changing when going from stage 1 to stage 2 of the Demographic Transition Model 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14pb0KnxCMUq6jMlv2T0gmrp0XbiZzQvo09RkRBvDkTo/edit?usp=sharing

High birth rate, declining death rate, increasing population

300

The theory (no longer held) that the environment determines, plays a decisive role, or causes social and cultural development.

Environmental Determinism

300

What is the most likely explanation for the regional trend shown in SW Asia and Northern Africa?

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1luL5KpPYUG25ehfSEF7KhkChjKScwe8wlyA2BZeIomw/edit?usp=sharing

Islamic religion is very strict about drinking alcohol.

300

The act of leaving a resident country or place of residence with the intent to settle elsewhere.

Emigration

400

A computer system for capturing, storing, checking, and displaying data related to positions on Earth's surface.

GIS

400

Describe the population growth trend of this country AND name at least one consequence of the trend.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kGgIxPEwlCfX6pN56yFoG7hTqm3EKqQoM35uKorga9A/edit?usp=sharing

A. Aging/Declining population

B. High burden on younger population to take care of older population, not enough younger people to take over the jobs, country will struggle to provide economically for retirees, etc.

400

Explain how the Netherlands is a good example of environmental possibilism.

Successfully fighting against the ocean, much of the country should be underwater but they have actually gained land (land reclamation) over the last few hundred years.
400

Map projection that was initially used for navigation. However, it drastically distorts the size of landforms near the poles.

Mercator

500

Which global population trend is being represented in the following image?

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iJX3X6-RsQMDjgXQqEOscpe3g1Rxj9q0VVBJZ9bS9pU/edit?usp=sharing

Urbanization

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