Abbreviations
GDP
what is Gross Domestic Product
Uses satellites to pin point a location on Earth and help people find their way
what is Geographic Positioning System(GPS)
When the ideas being diffused are transmitted by their carriers as they migrate to new areas
what is Relocation Diffusion
On Day 1 of this class, you drew this kind of map of Tulare Western the best you could remember
what is a Mental Map
Simply defined as a boundary that no longer exists
what is a Relic Boundary
CBR
what is Crude Birth Rate
This kind of map makes the continent of Africa the same size as the country of Greenland
what is Mercator Map
The spread of baseball and basketball around the world.
what is Hierarchical diffusion
This country on the northern coast of South America, is home to baseball greats Miguel Cabrera and Felix Hernandez
what is Venezuela
The mountains between Spain and France form this boundary
what is an Antecedent Boundary
NIR
what is Natural Increase Rate(rate of natural increase)
The South
what is a Vernacular Region(perceptual region)
Historical Causes of Diffusion
what are Colonialism & Imperialism
If you ate chocolate recently, odds are it originated in Cote d'Ivoire, also know as
what is Ivory Coast
we all live in one, there boundaries are in the news every 2 years during election time
what is a Voting District
HDI
what is Human Development Index
Your best friend moves to the East coast, this concept will keep you connected
what is Time Space Compression
Groups of people or animals moving from one region or country to another
what is Migration
Following rank size rule, the US city would rank #3, located on Lake Michigan
what is Chicago
Boundaries drawn up by powerful outsiders that ignore existing cultural groups
what are Superimposed Boundaries
EEZ
what is Exclusive Economic Zone
Humans reaching equilibrium with the environment, meeting the needs of the present while leaving resources for the future
what is Sustainability
A byproduct of diffusion, its when various ethnic groups coexist without having to sacrifice their particular identity
what is Multiculturalism
Located to the North of the choke point connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden
what is Yemen
This international agreement establishes boundaries in the water...hint it has a long title!
what is the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea(UNCLOS, Law of the Sea Convention, Law of the Sea Treaty)