Unit 1 Thinking Geographically
Unit 2 Population/Migration
Unit 3 Cultural Processes
Unit 4 Political Processes & Geography
Unit 5 Agricultural Patterns
Unit 6 Cities and Urban Development
Unit 7 Economic Development
100
Define Site and Situation Factors 

Site - Absolute Location/Physical, Environmental characteristics that shape the land

Situational - Relative Location/Economic or Political infrastructure that is designed near site factors. 

100

Identify the four most densely populated REGIONS in the world. 

East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Western Europe
100

A natural landscape that has been modified by humans, reflecting their cultural beliefs and values through architectural designs such as the Great Wall of China, Statue of Liberty, Great Pyramids, or Taj Mahal is an example of...

The Cultural Landscape 

100
A state has to have... (requirements)

1) Defined Borders

2) Permanent Population

3) Type of Government

4) Sovereignty 

5) Recognition from other states 

100

Define the Physical Environment in regards to agricultural production. (3) 

1) Climate

2) Space/Landforms

3) Soil/Nutrients 

100

Define Urban Sprawl 

The outward growth of suburbs due to greater access to the automobile, roads, and commercial development away from the CBD, an increase in suburbs.

100

Provide 1 Example of a profession in the "Primary Sector"

Farmers/Fishermen

Coal Miner

Forestry/Lumbar jack 

200

Which Map Projection shows "distortion" at the north/south pole (such as Greenland). 

Mercator (1569)

200

What is the formula for calculating physiological density? 

Total Population / Arable Land, Square Mile

200
The idea that societies or cultural groups leave their cultural imprints (layers) when they live in a place, each contributing to the overall cultural landscape as time progresses. Such as Indian tribal Tipi or Tepees, Spanish Mission Churches, and Taqueria Mexican cuisines in Texas. 

Sequent Occupancy 

200

Turkey, Iraq, and Syria all militarily resist this stateless nation...

The Kurds

200

Define Intensive Agricultural

Requires large amount of labor/capital on small plots of land near a high population density zone.
200

Beijing, Tokyo, Shanghai have thriving economies yet are very overpopulated with future risks of continual carrying capacities issues. They are known as... 

World Cities AND Metacities 

200

Compare/Contrast using 1 major difference between G.D.P (Gross Domestic Product) and G.N.P (Gross National Product). 

G.D.P = Goods + Services inside a country's borders. 

G.N.P = Domestic + international goods/services = G.N.P 

300

Which map projection is vertically stretched near the equator and shapes are inaccurate near the poles. 

Peters Equal Area 

300
Which semi-periphery country is overloading their "Carrying Capacity"? 

China, India, Bangladesh.

300

This form of diffusion can spread rapidly across a region to multiple cultural and ethnic groups without an authority host, such as through social media or television advertisement.

Expansion (Contagious Diffusion) 

300

An example of a "Superimposed Boundary" is known as... 

Berlin Conference (African continent boundaries)

Iraq Borders near Saudi Arabia

300

This German farmer and economists published the isolated state in 1826 illustrating the spatial patterns of farming practices of the nineteenth century. Describe the first ring of his model.

Von Thunen Model, Ring 1 classifies perishable products such as dairy products and eggs. These items must be transported quickly to the market to avoid spoilage. 

300

The process of revitalizing a piece of infrastructure in an urban zone to increase the economic standard of living in a community. This invites a new and young generation of high income residents. A negative effect of this process is informally kicking out long term tenants that are low income. This is known as... 

Gentrification 


300

Explain ONE economic or social advantage WOMAN have been awarded to empower them in a DEVELOPED society 

2) Access to education

3) Participate in government policy making

4) Access to specialized healthcare 

400

Which quantitative data source is collected every 10 years to measure population growth/decline. 

The U.S Census 

400

Explain ONE critic of the Neo-Malthusians. 

Global Warming, rising sea levels 

Soil degradation

Environmental concerns

400

A 17 year old American teenage boy moves overseas to Syria with his dad who is an officer in the military. He continues to speak English and dress like an American teenager wearing Nike, Old Navy, and Hollister even though the new community he lives in is 99% Sunni Muslim. This American teenager is practicing... 

Acculturation 

400

Identify TWO choke points in the world AND explain what makes them a "Choke Point". 

Strait of Gibraltar 

English Channel 

Strait Malacca 

Suez Canal

Panama Canal 

Strait of Hormuz 

400

During the Cold War in the 1950s and late 1960s, this era provided developing countries with mechanized equipment, HYV seeds, and biotechnological techniques to provide food for their growing and struggling populations in urban zones.

The Green Revolution !!

400


New Urbanism!!

400
This economic term is the process of businesses relocating their business overseas due to lower labor costs in a foreign developing country. 

Offshoring 

500

Which geographic data collection uses computer systems/software thematically using layers to analyze crime data, effects of pollution, or urban planning in a given functional region(s). 

G.I.S (Geographic Information Systems)

500

Identify TWO of Ravenstein's Laws of Migration 

1) Women travel internally whereas young men travel internationally 

2) Large urban areas grow more through migration NOT through C.B.R

3) Migration is more likely to develop an urban area economically

4) Migrants travel to urban zones for economic opportunities 

500

This is an effect of cultural diffusion when two culture's traits blend together and form a new cultural trait. This happens through imperialism, immigration, or intermarriage. Such as Mestizos. 

Syncretism 

500

Describe ONE Centrifugal force in the Middle East

Religion

Gender Roles/Economic Empowerment 

Political Power 

500
Olives, Grapes, and Dates are prosperous in this climate along the coastlines of California, Italy, Chile, Italy, Australia, and South Africa. 

Mediterranean Climate and agricultural production.

500

These settlements are most common in Latin America also referred to as favelas.

Squatter Settlements 

500

This index measures "access to education", "standard of living", and "life expectancy" to evaluate the economic development of countries around the globe.

Human Development Index (H.D.I)

600

When Humans focus on modifying or changing the physical environment to adapt based on their needs. 

Such as building the Hoover Dam

Terraced Farming in the Andes Mts. 


Environmental Possibilism 

Human Environment Interaction 

600

India, Brazil, Indonesia, Turkey, and Mexico recently have experienced a falling CBR and a slow NIR rate with an average life expectancy. This classifies them in what stage of the D.T.M? 

Stage 3!

600

People of the same ethnicity that cluster together in a specific location, typically within a major city that form markets and neighborhoods. An example of this in New York City or Los Angeles would be.... 

*Chinatown

*Little Italy

*Little Tokyo

*Korean Town 

600

This supernational organization economically dominates this core continent with a vision of creating centripetal forces throughout the region. One recent negative effect of this organization was "BREXIT". 

The European Union 

600

The process of mass producing more crops, goods and services for inventory purposes allows multinational corporations and Agribusinesses the ability to lower their bulk costs to remain competitive in the global market therefore outpacing the revenue of family owned farms is known as _______ __ ______.  

Economies of Scale 

600

This city model has an influence of colonization with THREE CBDs known as a "traditional, colonial, and market". 

African City Model 


600

This theorist categories the world using a LINE between the "Developed" hemisphere and the "Developing" hemisphere. 

Brandt 


700

This map shows the disparities in location within China. The best analysis of this map would be classified as.... _________ 

Sub-Regional Scale of Analysis or Regional.

700

An example of a pronatalist policy and a country that would implement such as policy is... 

Reduced childcare costs, income tax break, maternal and paternal paid leave from work.

Japan, Germany, Greece, Italy, U.S.A, etc... 
700

Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism are all major _______ religions that sought to diffuse its beliefs and traditions through conversion. These Abrahamic religions (except Buddhism) all have what in common? 

They are "universal" monotheism religions 

700

This supranational organization was formed after World War II at the height of the Cold War to fight off Soviet aggression (still active today). The USSR (Soviet Union) formed the Warsaw Pact in response to this military organization, the Warsaw Pact dissolved in 1991 when the USSR fell. 

N.A.T.O (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).

700

Zero degrees latitude crosses over the rainforests of Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia. What type of climate and crops grow there?

Tropical Climate that consists of....Bananas, Pineapples, Coconuts, Cucumbers, Coffee, Grapefruit, Sugarcane, Rice, Cassava, etc.... 

700

This city model has NO CBD but a port mainly focused on export processing inventory to foreign countries. 


Southeast Asian City Model 

700

The MITI-VI nations are known for being the top Asian countries to produce competitive manufacturing facilities. This is due to lower labor costs. These countries are known as...

Malaysia, India, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam.