Unit 1
The Study of processes that shaped how humans alter earth.
Human Geography.
Where people live
Population Distribution
structures and orgs that influence social behavior,goc,schools.family roles.
Sociofacts
ethnic or cultural groups that exist across multiple state boundaryss
Multi state nation
The science/ practace of farming
agriculture
A places absolute location, climate landforms and reasorces.
Site
Farming to feed ones family
Sustanible agriculture.
A places name
toponyms
A narrow stratigic passagway to another place through which it is difficult to pass.
Choke point.
the central location where the majority of consumerism is located
Central Buisness district
A country that is well developed with a strong economic base.
# of years in which a population growing ar a certain rate would double
Doubling time
A journey to a holy placy for spiritual reasons
pilgrimage
an area ehich forbid military instalation or activities of people
demilitarized zones
a settlment where homes are in a line
linear settelment
The idea thaat human behavior is stronglt affected by the physical enviroment.
Enviromental deterialism
The idea that distance requires effort or energy to overcomb.
Friction of distance.
when an idea spreads by passing fist amoung the most commeted individuals
Hierarchical diffusion
the process of map makers placing boundarys on a map
delimit
Divides land into a grid of town ships
Township and range survey system
A rectangular equal area map projection that shows accurate country size's.
Gall peters projection
Theory that the world woulld grow exponentialy and that food production wouldent keep up.
Malthus theroy of pop growth
A collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the recent past display few difference in vocab/grammar
Language Groups
a border that is made on top of another boorder for dominance
superimposed boundary.
in 1950-1960 scientist use knowlage of genetics to develope new high yeild strains of grain crops
Green revolution