Important People
Theories/Models
Map Skills
MISC
Connecting Concepts
100
Creator of the 1st comprehensive American dictionary and grammar book. His quest was to set American English apart from British English
Noah Webster
100
Von Thunen Model
100
Identify the region
Middle-East
100
Countries on the map are participating in which economic process?
Specialization
100
What ethnic group is represented by the shaded region on the map?
The Kurds
200
German geographer responsible for creating the "central place theory"
Walter Christaller
200
Malthusian Catastrophe
200
Identify the region
Sub-Saharan Africa
200
Give 3 examples of potential centripetal forces and how they affect people in the region.
Potential answers: religion, language, national pride, compact state (geography), government/strong leader
Centripetal forces bring people together, unite nations/states
200
What phenomenon does the image show?
Space-time compression
300
Large proponent of the Green Revolution, believer in using innovation to support the world's growing population. (Hint: "wizard")
Norman Borlaug
300
three-tier structure, proposing that social change in the developing world is inextricably linked to the economic activities of the developed world
Wallerstein's World System's Theory
300
Identify the country and the two most prominent religions/denominations here.
Iran (Sunni Muslim and Shia Muslim)
300
What statistic is likely to grow based on the trend in the pyramid above?
Potential answers: dependency ratio, birth rate crude birth rate
300
Based on the map, name a country that is likely in an early stage of the Demographic Transition Model (stage 2 or 3).
Multiple answers (any country in dark red except for Russia. Particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and Middle Eastern countries like Yemen and Afghanistan). Crude death rates are high in early stages of DTM
400
Believed the world would reach a point where the population would outgrow food production. Thought the population should be "checked"
Thomas Malthus
400
Stage 1: low growth, high CBR and CDR, 0 natural increase
Stage 2: high growth, high CBR, rapidly declining CDR, high natural increase,
Stage 3: modest growth, rapidly declining CBR, steadily declining CDR, moderate natural increase
Stage 4: low growth, low CBR and CDR, near 0 natural increase rate
Demographic Transition Model
400
What is the name of this region of the United States?
The Sun Belt
400
These cities in Mexico are also known as "maquiladoras", what are they known for producing?
These cities are dominated by the production of industrial goods for export.
400
What is shown "traveling" in the map above?
(Hint: it is a practice not a tangible item)
Buddhism
500
Author of Silent Spring, an environmental science book published in 1962 focusing on the use of pesticides and their effects on our environment.
Rachel Carson
500
Rank-Size Distribution
500
What type of shape is the state shown?
Prorupted state
500
What phenomenon is shown in the graphic above?
Urban sprawl
500
The color-coded sections roughly represent what?
Vernacular regions of the US