Unit 1
40.7128° N, 74.0060° W
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Most populous city in the United States, bordering New Jersey
What is absolute location vs. relative location?
Between the 1760-1840s, this phenomenon led to more food, which led to a boom in the population of the "developed" world.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
Relocation...Expansion...Hierarchical...Contagious... Stimulus
What are types of diffusion?
There are no countries in the world currently in this stage of the DTM
Stage 1
Name 4 monotheistic religions
Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism
The concept helps geographers better understand how modern communication and transportation technologies have increased connections between people and places throughout the world.
What is time-space compression?
Arithmetic...Physiological...Agricultural
What are types of population density?
These are the five major global religions.
What are Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism?
This British economist and demographer lived during the Industrial Revolution and studied the characteristics of population while it was rising in Britain.
Who is Thomas Malthus?
The fusion or blending of two distinctive cultural traits into a unique new trait
syncretism
Chloropleth... dot distribution... cartogram...
What are thematic maps?
These show the distribution of people in a given country by age group and gender.
What are population pyramids?
The largest language family.
What is Indo-European?
The #1 reason people move voluntarily.
What are economic opportunities?
What is the formula for doubling time?
DT = 70/RNI
The number of something in a defined area.
What is density?
The greatest amount of people the environment of an area can support sustainably.
What is carrying capacity?
The increasing economic and political interconnectedness between different regions of the world.
What is globalization?
The theory that a place can be occupied by multiple different groups each modifying the landscape and having its own imprint for future occupiers.
What is sequent occupancy?
What change(s) would result in reduced fertility rates in LDCs
providing more education for girls; increased availability & access to contraceptives; improved healthcare; urbanization (less children needed)
Developing an understanding of location, distance, direction, patterns, and interconnections is essential for geographers practicing this skill.
What is spatial analysis?
These forced migrants are similar to refugees, but they have not migrated internationally.
Who are Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)?
The relationship between people, their communities, and the physical environment.
What is "sense of place"?
This region has the highest rate of natural increase
Sub-Saharan Africa
Latin America and Asia