Thinking Geographically
Place names
Toponyms
A country who's population share a common identity.
Nation-State
Culture found in large, heterogenous society that share certain habits despite differences.
Popular Culture
The sector of the economy concerned with the gathering of raw materials
Primary Sector
A movement in urban planning to promote mixed use commercial and residential services, making areas more walkable
New Urbanism
The location of a city in relation to surrounding areas
Situation
The average number of children born to a woman in her childbearing years
Total Fertility Rate
The visible imprint of human activity on an area
The series of improvements in industrial technology that transformed the process of manufactured goods
The Industrial Revolution
An area or country that is seen as highly developed
MDC or Core
A thematic map in which a theme is shown by shading patterns or colors
Choropleth Map
The model that analyzes the changes in population in relation to healthcare, education and standard of living
Demographic Transition Model
Type of religion that accepts new converts
Universalizing Religion
Maximum distance a person is willing to travel for a service
Range
The largest settlement of a country if it has more than twice as many people as the second ranking settlement
Primate City
Environmental Determinism
A government that places most of its power in the central government
Unitary State
Rectangular land division scheme to disperse settlers evenly across farmlands of the U.S. interior
Township & Range
Type of service that focuses on the highest level of decision making
Quinary Sector
The process of converting an urban area from low-income to middle/high-income.
Gentrification
Taken every 10 years in the U.S. and impacts the boundaries of congressional districts
The U.S. Census
Focuses on how the exponential growth of a population can outplace growth of the food supply
The Malthusian Theory
Type of religion that typically falls within a specific ethic group and only accepts new converts in certain situations (marriage, etc)
Ethnic Religion
Model created by Alfred Weber in which the location of manufacturing establishments is based on the minimization of expenses in labor, transportation, etc.
Least Cost Theory
A pattern of settlements such as the: nth largest settlement is 1/n the size of the next largest.
Rank-Size Rule