Unit 1+2
the spread of ideas or things across space
what is diffusion
a state completely surrounded by other land
what is landlocked state?
the practice of planting a single crop and not rotating it out with others
what is monocropping?
the percentage of people in a population who can read and write
what is the literacy rate?
the style of zoning which allows residential and commercial buildings to be in the same zone
what is mixed-use zoning?
the size of an item in relation to the earth
what is scale
a religion that forces its views on others
what is a universalizing religion
the source of dairy for a specific city or area
what is a milkshed?
the total domestic product for a country
what is GDP
the heart of a city and the main place of economic transactions
what is a CBD
a visual representation of the age demographics of a country
what are population pyramids?
an area or neighborhood which contains only one minority
what is a ghetto
the revolution of better fertilizer and sustainable farming practices
what is the green revolution?
a country that has made it to step four or five of the demographic transition model
what is MDC?
the style of urban development focused on stopping urban sprawl and making cities walkable
what is new urbanism
the idea that population will eventually overtake food production despite humanity's best attempts
what is Malthusian theory
a person who speaks multiple languages
what is a polyglot
the model which lays out the plan which most cities follow and suggests why this plan is so common
what is von Thunen's model?
a country that has not yet started the industrialization model
What is an LDC?
a city which is much larger than all of the other cities in its area
what is primate city
the theory that humans will adapt their environment to their needs
what is possibilism?
a body that has power beyond the bonds of any one country
what is a supranational body?
the "father of the green revolution"
who is Norman borlaug
a newly industrialized country
what is a NIC
the model which shows the development of a new CBD
what is the multiple nuclei model