Unit 1
Name an example of a vernacular region.
“The South”, “The Outback”, “The Midwest”
What is a linear distribution?
This population density is spread out in a line, commonly among a river or transit route
What two religions have a taboo against pork?
Judaism and Islam
Define globalization?
the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide
A key geographic principle that describes the ways in which modern transportation and communication technology have allowed humans to travel and communicate over long distances more quickly and easily.
Time-space compression
What is DTM stage 1?
This type of population stage has high birth rate, high death rate, and low population growth.
What is a pidgin?
A new language with some characteristics of at least two languages, which occurs when two groups with different languages meet.
Explain and provide an example of a Centrifugal force?
A force that pulls people within a state apart such as different languages and religions
Which map projection distorts the size of objects as the latitude increases from the equator to the poles and is primarily used for navigation?
Mercator projection
What is Rate of Natural Increase?
Rate that equals the population increase without factoring in migration.
Name three language families
Possible answers:
Sino-tibetan, Niger-Congo, Austronsian, Austro-Asiatic, Altaic, Dravidian, Afro-Asiatic, Indo-European, Japanese, and Korean.
What is a frontier?
A zone separating two states in which neither state exercises political control
What is the difference between environmental possibilism and determinism?
Environmental determinism is the idea that human behavior is effected or controlled by the physical environment while environmental possibilism is the idea that humans are the ones making the change not the environment.
What is distance decay?
The diminishing importance and disappearance of a phenomenon with increasing distance to its origin.
What is the reason for the many different languages found on the continent of Africa?
Tribal groups were separated for thousands of years, so there was not a chance for the languages to evolve.
What is balkanization?
the process involving the fragmentation of an area, country, or region into multiple smaller and hostile units
How has the concept of cultural diffusion changed with the development of new technology?
The speed with which culture is diffused has changed as a result of technological advance
What is an ecumene?
The portion of earth's surface occupied by a permanent settlement.
What type of diffusion would folk culture be spread by?
Relocation diffusion
Explain the core periphery model?
explains regional inequalities by suggesting that core regions accumulate economic wealth and resources, while periphery regions experience a lack of investment and development.