Vocab
What does a population pyramid used for ?
It shows the age and gender of a country,city, or neighborhood.
What are the three types of expansion diffusion? Define each type.
Contagious diffusion - ideas spread through person to person communication Hierarchical - ideas spread through the force of a power Stimulus - part of something diffuses, but not the whole enchilada.
This theory proposes that countries progress through five stages of economic development: traditional society, preconditions for takeoff, takeoff, drive to maturity, and mass consumption. This is the definition of what theory ?
Characterized by high birth and death rates, resulting in a stable, low population growth.
Secondary Sector
Global Innovation Index
What does the Rank-Size rule predict?
The size of cities in a country, state, or region. Each new city will be 1/nth the size of the original city.
What happens in Stage 2 of the Demographic transition model?
Encompasses services, including retail, transportation, finance, healthcare, education, and hospitality are all apart of what sector?
Tertiary Sector
What is the definition of Industrial Revolution ?
A series of improvements in Industrial technology that transformed the process of manufacturing goods.
In which urban model would people be least likely to use the CBD? Why?
Multiple nuclei.
This theory, also known as the theory of industrial location, suggests that businesses choose locations that minimize transportation costs, labor costs, and agglomeration (clustering of industries). This is the definition of what theory?
Weber's Least Cost Theory
What happens in Stage 4 of a Demographic transition model?
Both birth and death rates are low, resulting in a stable, low population growth.
Information processing, knowledge-based industries, research, and development are all apart of what sector ?
Quaternary Sector
An industry in which the final product weighs more or comprises a great volume than the inputs, is a definition for what ?
Bulk - Gaining Industry
Industries base their location on what two factors?
Cost of transporting raw materials and cost of transporting a finished product.
This theory views the world economy as a system where core countries exploit periphery countries for resources and labor, creating a hierarchical structure. This is the definition of what Theory?
World - Systems Theory
What happens in Stage 5 of the Demographic transition model?
Birth rates fall below death rates, leading to a declining population, often seen in developed countries with aging populations.
Fishing,Agriculture,Forestry,Mining,Grazing are all apart of what sector ?
Primary Sector
A process of clustering people or activities is what?
Agglomeration
In Rostow's stages of development model, economic maturity is characterized by A. sustainability B. high mass consumption C. gender empowerment D. high per capita incomes E. gross national happiness
B. High mass consumption.
Dependency Theory
What happens in Stage 3 on a demographic transition model?
Birth rates begin to decline (due to factors like increased access to education, family planning, and urbanization) while death rates continue to decline, leading to a slowing population growth rate.
High levels decision making,Leadership roles,Including CEOS,Politicians,and Top executives are all part of what sector?
Quinary sector.