Population & Migration
What is the total number of people in a given area?
Population
What is the spread of ideas or cultural traits from one place to another?
Diffusion
What is a defined area organized under a political system?
State
What is farming for personal consumption called?
Subsistence agriculture
What is a city with a population of over 10 million called?
Megacity
What term describes the average number of children a woman is expected to have?
Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
What type of diffusion spreads rapidly through hierarchical structures?
Hierarchal diffusion
What is the capital city moved to a more central location to unify a country?
Primary city relocation
What is the practice of growing one crop in a large area called?
Monocropping
What model shows a city growing outward in rings?
Concentric Zone model
What type of migration is forced, such as during the transatlantic slave trade?
Forced migration
What term describes the loss of a culture’s original traits due to outside influence?
Cultural assimilation
What term describes boundaries drawn before cultural groups are known?
Antecedent boundary
What model explains agricultural land use based on distance from market?
Von Thünen model
What term describes the movement of wealthier residents into urban areas?
Gentrification
What model describes population growth as exponential followed by leveling off?
Demographic Transition Model (DTM)
What is a large group of people who share common cultural traits?
Ethnic group
What is the process of redrawing electoral district boundaries for advantage?
Gerrymandering
What is shifting cultivation often known as?
Slash and burn agriculture
What is the area on the edge of a city where urban and rural meet?
Suburb
What is the term for the difference between births and deaths in a population?
Natural increase rate (NIR)
What is the term for the difference between births and deaths in a population?
Natural Increase rate (NIR)
What term refers to a country completely surrounded by another country?
Enclave
What term refers to the deliberate effort to increase food production?
Green Revolution
What model describes cities developing in sectors along transportation routes?
Sector model (Hoyt model)