Unit 1
Windham Tech is off of Mansfield Ave and close to Eastern. This describes the what type of location?
relative location otherwise known as situation
A country is a triangle shaped population pyramid, like Mozambique in Africa, would be in what stage on the Demographic Transition Model?
Stage 2
Identify a historical cause of diffusion and give an example.
Identify a contemporary cause of diffusion and give an example.
Historical- colonialism/imperialism or trade routes such as silk road- english/spanish to N/S America or christianity to europe
Contemporary- internet/social media - revolution movements such as Arab Spring, trends
What is the difference between a state and a nation?
Nation are people connected culturally, states are people connected with defined boundaries
saying a prayer is an example of what type of culture
non-material culture
place names
What is the difference between arithmetic density and physiological density?
physiological- number of people divided by arable (farmable) land
Mix of indigenous and colonizer language is what type of language
creole language
What is the purpose of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS)
establishes rules for governing the worlds oceans and seas. determines territoriality, economic zones and international waters
What is the difference between push and pull factors, give an example of each.
push factors- factors that make you want to leave a place, bad environment, bad weather, bad government
pull factors- factors that make you move to a new place, good weather, good government, better jobs
A map very zoomed in on Downtown Willimantic compared to a map of the world, would have a what type of scale?
Downtown Willimantic- large scale
The world- small scale
Japan and other European countries have population pyramids that look like kites, with a wide top and small base. What stage would this be on the Demographic transition Model?
Stage 5
English and German come from what larges language family?
Indo-European
Supranational organizations like the EU and UN must have at least how many countries to be supranational.
3
What is an example of stimulus diffusion?
What are the three types of regions and an example of each
formal- based on facts, language map, religion map, states, countries
functional- has a use! a pizza delivery area, a wifi area
perceptual (vernacular)- based on feelings, that's the "bad" part of town, my hometown, the bible belt
What are the three types of movement AND an example for each!
Cyclical- going to school then coming home
Periodic- Going to college then coming home
Migratory- moving to a new city
Difference between Universalizing and Ethnic Religions and an example of each!
Universalizing- Appeal to people everywhere, Message diffused widely (missionaries will proselytize), examples: Christianity, Islam, Buddhism
Ethnic- religion tied to a place do not try and convert, examples- Judaism, Hinduism
devolution is the movement of power from what to what?
lingua franca is the type of language used for what?
trade and business
GIS layers data from computers, while GPS gathers data to give you a person's what?
location
Name at least two of Ravenstein's laws of migrations.
1. Every migration is going to create a return or counter migration
2.The majority of migrants move a short distance
3. Migrants who move longer distances tend to choose big-city distances
4. Urban residents are less likely to move than inhabitants of rural areas
5. Families are less likely to move internationally than young adults
6. Women migrate more intraregionally than males, and men move more internationally than women
7. Most migration occurs because of economic and increases with economic development
8. Migration occurs in steps
Difference between assimilation and acculturation
assimilation is the process by which a person or a group's language and/or culture become apart of another culture or language. Acculturation is the blending of two cultures into a new culture
An example of semi-autonomous regions would be what?
Native American reservations
Holiest site for Muslim. City where the Hajj takes place
Mecca, Saudi Arabia