Thinking Geographically
This map projection distorts the shape of land masses near the poles but is still used for marine mapping due to its straight lines of constant compass bearing.
Mercator
This measure of population calculates the number of people per unit of arable land.
Physiological density.
This food is prohibited in the middle east due to religious beliefs.
Pork
NATO is an example of a _________________, which includes 3 or more countries.
Supranational organization
This DTM stage has a large aging population and may need to develop programs to care for its elderly population.
Stage 5
This type of map uses shades of various colors to illustrate specific values.
Choropleth map
These types of workers migrate to Europe seasonally to work in Mediterranean agriculture.
Guest workers
This type of diffusion starts in small towns and expands in reverse.
reverse hierarchical diffusion
This principal is used to settle maritime disputes for countries that have an EEZ conflict.
The median line principal
This stage of the demographic transition model has little to no population growth due to high birth and death rates.
Stage 1
This term states that the physical environment shapes human actions.
environmental determinism
This type of diffusion describes a cultural trait that develops in a country due to the introduction by immigrants.
relocation diffusion
The belief that one's own culture is better than other cultures
ethnocentrism
The Berlin Wall is an example of this type of boundary.
Relic or Relict boundary.
A stage 4 country on the DTM may choose to institute this type of policy to increase the birth rate.
pronatalist
A series of coordinates on the map that show precise location obtained by satellites
absolute location
This measure shows the ratio or non-working individuals to working age individuals.
dependency ratio
ethnic neighborhood
The Kurds and Palestinians are examples of this political geography term because they do not have their own country.
stateless nation
A population pyramid with an extremely large working age male population with few children and elderly could indicate what type of town?
Military base
This geography term describes a placename and often reflect the cultural heritage of a region.
toponym
This theory states that the population will inevitably outgrow the food supply leading to widespread famine, war and death
Malthusian theory
This type of diffusion occurs when a specific trait is adopted from one culture to another but the original trait is modified.
stimulus diffusion
This region contains the former Yugoslavia and is considered a shatterbelt.
Eastern Europe
This decreases in a country as the level of education for women in a country increases
Total Fertility rate