Maps & Scale - Unit 1
How does a regional scale differ from a local scale in terms of geographical studies?
Regional scale covers larger areas encompassing several communities or cities, while local scale focuses on small specific area like neighborhoods or city block.
Suburbs are known for being what?
Clustered
What density model does one need to calculate how many farmers there are for every kilometer of arable land?
Agricultural density
What are reasons that individuals might emigrate from their homes, including poverty, lack of social mobility, violence, or persecution
Push Factors
Define Culture
the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
Which type of map would best display the physical features of a country like mountains, rivers, and valleys?
Physical Map
This image is an example of?
Satellite Imagery
"Mongolia has a population density of 4 people per square mile." Without any other information, which type of density is being given?
Crude population density
What are Pull Factors
describe the reasons that an individual might settle in a particular country.
What is ethnocentrism?
the belief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture.
What map distorts Greenland the most?
Mercator Projection
Longitude and Latitude are an example of?
Absolute Location
What is Doubling Time
The time it takes for a population to double if the present growth rate remains constant.
What is Brain Drain?
the emigration of highly trained or intelligent people from a particular country.
What is imperialism?
a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
What is GIS?
computer-based tools used to store, visualize, analyze, and interpret geographic data.
What are the 3 types of regions?
Formal, Functional, Perceptual(Vernacular)
What is the Rate of Natural Increase?
Crude Birth Rate-Crude Death Rate per 1,000
What is transhumance?
the seasonal movement of livestock (herding) between mountains and lowland pastures.
What is Centripetal Force
an attitude that unifies people and enhances support for a state.
Which type of map is best used for navigation?
Mercator
What is Time-space compression?
the way that the world is seemingly getting smaller, or compressing, as a result of increased transport, communications, and capitalist processes.
Bangladesh's total fertility rate has steadily declined in 21st-century primary due to which factors?
Family Planning
What is the epidemiological transition model
describes changes over time in populations' health and disease patterns as they industrialize or modernize.
What is Sequent Occupance?
The notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape.